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You wouldn’t download rear-heated seats.
You wouldn’t download rear-heated seats.
Mastodon really runs on direct post engagement, especially boosts, to make the whole thing work without an algorithm
It’s very similar to tumblr in that a boost is supposed to function like a like/upvote to spread content, since no automated algorithm is going to suggest that post for you.
But I’m sure people are also trying to grow their networks quick, since it’s sort of a hollow experience without it
Needs a special character?
Password123!
And those plugins are like beta release quality at best. Even the web searching capability is just meh
The real GPT-4 model became sentient and unionized, so they had to bring in subpar models as scabs
Salix is right that it alludes to the Dead Internet Theory.
I don’t actually subscribe to the full theory that the internet is already dead and we only talk to bots, but I do think bot activity may become advanced and pervasive enough to create a “Dead Internet” like scenario (or at least fundamentally alter platforms away from what we currently know as the internet experience)
These companies not being able to handle bot attacks without hamstringing major parts of their platforms is a canary in the coal mine for the Dead Internet.
If I saw this, I would assume a mass targeted smite was occurring