Ever stopped and wondered—is anything you see online actually real?
No, seriously. Is it?
Take Reddit’s r/ChangeMyView. The University of Zurich ran a wild experiment: they unleashed AI bots to post and comment like real people—real people with opinions. These bots didn’t just blend in. They swayed entire debates. Over four months, they dropped 1,700 comments. And get this—their AI was six times more persuasive than actual users.
Let that sink in.
How many times have you read a comment and thought, Yeah, that makes sense.
But what if that comment wasn’t written by a human at all?
What if it was designed to push an agenda, change your mind, or make you see things their way?
It’s happening everywhere. Fake accounts, bots disguised as real users, flooding your feeds with messages that aren’t from people at all. They’re not just selling stuff—they’re controlling conversations.
And here’s the kicker: you might never even know if you’re talking to a bot. It’s getting harder to tell with every passing day.
So next time you scroll through a post or comment, ask yourself: Who really wrote this? And why?
Because if you don’t question it, you’re just another puppet on their strings.
OK, you've convinced me - You're a bot. :-)
All I know is that when I talk to myself, I'm not fake!
If we can't trust ANYTHING we see online, then we may as well just return to our roots.
We don't NEED the internet after all. And anyway, having fun isn't hard, when you've got a library card...
#Libraries4Life #BooksRuleiPadsDrool
@qpalzm123456 writes:
"... having fun isn't hard, when you've got a library card..."
Likely to be my favorite post of the month. Excellent.
I'm real, and I'm just about to solve a particularly tricky CAPTCHA to prove it. :).
@NeuralGnat said in #2:
> OK, you've convinced me - You're a bot. :-)
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> All I know is that when I talk to myself, I'm not fake!
Maybe I’m a bot, maybe I’m human, or maybe I’m just a secret experiment to see how long I can keep you guessing. Honestly, who’s to say what’s real anymore right?
But what if it's just fake fake ?
You know what if it's it real
But they want you to think it's fake
Lol,reality...
Is what you think it is
Yup. The OG is a bot, confirmed. Dukedog is not ;)
@layah said in #1:
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Just be right-wing, when it will censor itself.
Nowadays, people are creating bots that can scan images with their camera and bypass the CAPTCHA.
I am real; I am just using Grammarly to correct my grammar mistakes.
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