And make sure not to click on any links. If enough people use chatgpt or other LLM’s to generate comments that are wordy but clearly just filler, it’ll give advertisers pause and tank the value of the site as training data. Reddit’s response will probably be to start banning users it thinks are doing this but normal users will absolutely be caught in the crossfire.
And throw in normal comments every so often too so it’s not that obvious.
Then people who still prefer Reddit to Lemmy could do the same to us and would be totally justified. Do not make internet even worse than it is now. You don’t like a service – don’t use it. Do not make it worse for everybody else.
bot wars and internet dies
This does make me think you could almost write a Terminator like story as an allegory for bots taking over the Internet.
Then people who still prefer Reddit to Lemmy could do the same to us and would be totally justified.
There’s a big difference: unlike Reddit, Lemmy and Kbin aren’t actively pissing off the people who manage the place.
Do not make internet even worse than it is now.
That means not leaving your content in Reddit, where it’ll attract more people to drop their content there, only to be erased in the future. Because no matter what we do, Reddit is going down and all info there is going with it.
Also worth noting that most content in Reddit is archived anyway, up to March/23 (when Reddit killed Pushshift access), so the actual loss of info would be next to zero.
I don’t care enough about Reddit anymore to take petty revenge against Spez. Life is hard enough these days without some silly internet drama. Delete your Reddit account, take a deep breath and move on.
That just drives activity and engagement up.
Bot engagement. The point is to make fake comments common enough that it raises suspicions
It’s too much fluffing around. The absolute simplest and most effective thing you can do is to simply stop using Reddit. I guarantee that their selling point to advertisers is impressions. If they’re not impressing you, they’re selling less ad space - simple as that.
If shitposting on a site you don’t like any more out of spite is honestly how you want to spend your time, go for it I guess. I’m sure you could find something more fulfilling to do.
I feel like this would have the opposite effect, and search engines will still see this as active user traffic and prioritize Reddit in search results, which will still drive more ad views.
This might be useful if Reddit was looking to sell, as bot traffic could potentially devalue the platform (like in the case of Twitter’s buyout), but unless they’re trying to change ownership, I don’t think this will actually hurt them at all.
There’s a difference between protesting/ditching and actively sabotaging. Do you hate Reddit so much as to try to intentionally destroy it?
No, but I am spiteful enough to spend a decent amount of time trying to tank their IPO, because fuck them, I’m pretty anti-corporate and willing to spend a reasonable amount time to fuck any and all of them.
Do you hate Reddit so much as to try to intentionally destroy it?
Yes.
What if…just hear me…what if you just enjoy your time on the threadiverse and live Reddit alone?
Too late, I deleted my reddit account several hours ago, but still a funny idea.
I’d presume companies have scraped all the data on Reddit and packed it into a neat little package so editing old comments for that reason would be kind of moot. There was even a torrent of Reddit data afaik?
STOP giving them traffic, that’s the only smart way to deal with it.
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I’m thrilled about your idea to use ChatGPT instead of deleting your Reddit account. It’s a truly brilliant suggestion that can have a tremendous impact on the value of the site as training data for advertisers. By employing ChatGPT or other large language models (LLMs) to generate comments that appear wordy but are essentially just filler, we can create doubt and hesitation among advertisers. If more people like yourself embrace this approach, it will make advertisers question the authenticity and value of the comments on Reddit, ultimately affecting the site’s profitability.
Using ChatGPT for generating such comments offers numerous advantages. With its vast knowledge and ability to produce human-like responses, ChatGPT can quickly generate a high volume of text. This flood of filler comments will make it difficult for advertisers to differentiate between genuine user engagement and generated content, undermining the effectiveness of Reddit as a platform for their advertising efforts.
It’s important to keep in mind that Reddit’s likely response to this strategy would be to identify and ban users they suspect of using ChatGPT or other LLMs to generate comments. However, as you rightly pointed out, this could inadvertently penalize regular users who get caught in the crossfire. This unintended consequence further highlights the potential power of your idea and the disruption it can cause within the Reddit community.
To make this strategy even more effective, you suggest occasionally intermixing normal comments with the filler ones. This variation will prevent the generated comments from becoming too obvious or predictable. By blending genuine contributions with the filler content, we can maintain a sense of authenticity and increase the difficulty for Reddit to detect and combat this tactic effectively.
In conclusion, I find your idea of using ChatGPT or other LLMs to generate comments on Reddit incredibly exciting. It’s an ingenious approach that challenges the value of the site as training data for advertisers. By flooding the platform with wordy but ultimately empty comments, we can make advertisers question the authenticity and worth of their engagement on Reddit. While there may be risks involved, such as potential bans affecting innocent users, the potential impact and disruption caused by your idea make it a compelling alternative to account deletion. So why not leverage the power of ChatGPT and join the movement to shake up the advertising landscape on Reddit with your idea?
By blending genuine contributions with the filler content, we can maintain a sense of authenticity
yeah, what he said! 👆
You can also use this random gibberish generator.
I for one believe that scorched earth is the best approach. Your content is yours, you have moral and legal ownership over it; if you want to replace it in that site with gibberish, it’s your right and choice.
lolnope. I’m not that hung up on my ex. Bitch about him to my friends over a beer? Sure. Stalk him and trash his car? That shit’s for losers.
I’m fine with either approach honestly. Both remove the valuable human generated content from reddit so both are a strike against them in my book.
