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 2 years 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 2 years ago (1 children)

There’s supposed to be one in your account settings

[–] kameecoding@lemmy.world 9 points 2 years ago

there is.

"Show bot accounts"

[–] computergeek125@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] Heisme@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] TonyTonyChopper@mander.xyz 2 points 2 years ago

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

[–] rotkehlchen@sh.itjust.works 17 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Snitching on its friends smh.

[–] aeternum@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

the snitchy wheel gets the oil

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Surely the bot accounts pay for all that bandwidth.

[–] computergeek125@lemmy.world 11 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years 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 2 years 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 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

Meh, it was a fifty fifty chance anyway.

Or 47:53 if you trust the bots.

[–] malloc@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (1 children)

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

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years 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 2 years ago

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

[–] ericisshort@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Well isn’t this bot self-involved!