this post was submitted on 11 Aug 2023
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Mildly Interesting

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This is for strictly mildly interesting material. If it's too interesting, it doesn't belong. If it's not interesting, it doesn't belong.

This is obviously an objective criteria, so the mods are always right. Or maybe mildly right? Ahh.. what do we know?

Just post some stuff and don't spam.

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[–] WontonSoup@lemmy.world 48 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I’m so tied of the bot spam in all these communities with 0 interactions showing up in the feed. For every one I block I swear 2 more show up. I don’t even get the point. Dead community maybe a few votes and just endless spam. Is there a block bots checkbox like there is a block nsfw

[–] i11@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There’s supposed to be one in your account settings

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

there is.

"Show bot accounts"

[–] computergeek125@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

That's a very specific bot in the picture - Lemmit. https://lemmit.online/post/14692

[–] Heisme@lemmy.world 40 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

11 days old account and this is their only post. Yup it checks out

[–] rotkehlchen@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Snitching on its friends smh.

[–] aeternum@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago

the snitchy wheel gets the oil

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Surely the bot accounts pay for all that bandwidth.

[–] computergeek125@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Dropping a top level comment here in case people haven't heard of lemmit

https://lemmit.online/post/14692

EDIT: Thanks autocorrect....

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

As a not bot and totally definitely human person, I do not have any moral or physical ailments which result in my emotional reaction of upsetness when being confronted with the idea that 47% of internet traffic is bots. My homo sapiens brain does not contain conflict on this issue.

[–] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

As an undoubtedly human male of the person type, I am unable to solve a captcha without help because of my stupid limited monkey brain. Please connect me with customer service.

[–] hitmyspot@aussie.zone 8 points 1 year ago

Meh, it was a fifty fifty chance anyway.

Or 47:53 if you trust the bots.

[–] malloc@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Bots run 24/7. Humans only 8 hrs. We can’t win

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

If you're only awake for 8 hours per day, you have a problem and should probably talk to your doctor.

[–] willya@lemmyf.uk 4 points 1 year ago

Rocking the same app and theme. Had me hitting the wrong up vote button. 

[–] ericisshort@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Well isn’t this bot self-involved!