🍹Early to RISA 🧉@sh.itjust.worksM to Greentext@sh.itjust.works · 11 months agoAnon doesn't like redditsh.itjust.worksimagemessage-square179linkfedilinkarrow-up1918arrow-down123
arrow-up1895arrow-down1imageAnon doesn't like redditsh.itjust.works🍹Early to RISA 🧉@sh.itjust.worksM to Greentext@sh.itjust.works · 11 months agomessage-square179linkfedilink
minus-squareleftzero@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoHave a look at r/wholesomememes; they decided to allow only original content (no bots or reposts), and, after two days the only post was one begging human users to post anything original. Much more than half the users are bots.
minus-squareIlovethebomb@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·11 months agoSubs like that are bot farms for sure, but it’s been common knowledge for a decade that the default subs are awful. The ratio in smaller subs is probably a lot better. Besides, I think things did get better there after a while?
minus-squareleftzero@lemmynsfw.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·11 months agoI just had a look… there were four posts yesterday. Seven the day before. For a sub with over 17 million subscribers. It doesn’t look much better, I’d say.
Have a look at r/wholesomememes; they decided to allow only original content (no bots or reposts), and, after two days the only post was one begging human users to post anything original.
Much more than half the users are bots.
Subs like that are bot farms for sure, but it’s been common knowledge for a decade that the default subs are awful. The ratio in smaller subs is probably a lot better.
Besides, I think things did get better there after a while?
I just had a look… there were four posts yesterday.
Seven the day before.
For a sub with over 17 million subscribers.
It doesn’t look much better, I’d say.