this post was submitted on 22 Sep 2024
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I like how many of the new top level comments on here are going the way of Reddit already.
One-liners trying to be funny or make puns instead of actually engaging in conversation, indistinguishable from bots. :(
Being funny is engaging in conversation though.
Here's an actual bot answer:
And here's a joke that I asked ChatGPT to make:
I guess it is a good thing that this is seen as a problem worthy of addressing. I tend to comment more than I would have on reddit, as a means of just driving up activity and engagement on this comparatively low traffic alternative, and so I will definitely go in for some low effort joke cracking just to get the ball rolling sometimes. Maybe that's not as needed anymore.
I've been here a fraction the time you have, and have 3.5 times as many comments as you do.
Yes, you absolutely need to step up your game. What are you even DOING with your life??? Living it???? Pssshhhh!!!! Gotta feed the fediverse! Grow the fediverse! All hail fediverse!!!
.........so what's new with you?
I guess you could say they're plugging up the discussion!
In all seriousness, it takes more humanity to make a relevant joke than to identify an object in an image, analyze the accompanying text, and form a response that answers the question without a trace of a smart-ass tone.
The old sci-fi books were right. You can't teach a robot to laugh. Not in the same way people do, with the tech we currently have, at least.
I just wish more people would be helpful after making their joke, all within the same comment. Keep it engaging and relevant rather than picking just one lane.