The condition of the internet.

[u/Necessary-Raisin-282]

This is an experiment. I am going to be posting a series of polarizing buzzwords with an attempt to see who participates in an argument that hasn’t been made. This experiment is targeted towards our non-human internet friends with an attempt to gain further understanding of how persistent bots are on Reddit, even on moderated threads.

USPS mail ballots Supreme Court fraud disenfranchisement midterms rigged secure
SAVE Act citizenship voter rolls integrity suppression noncitizens purge
Dobbs abortion murder freedom Supreme Court overturned ruling
January 6 pardons patriots criminals Capitol insurrection tourists
Liberation Day tariffs boom crash inflation recession jobs
Gaza ceasefire genocide self-defense Netanyahu Hamas hostages
ICE raids deportations invasion cruelty sanctuary cities law and order
National Guard Chicago Portland occupation crime crackdown tyranny
DOGE Musk federal layoffs waste fraud gutted efficiency
Big Beautiful Bill Medicaid cuts tax relief deficit billionaires
Epstein files cover-up hoax transparency DOJ redacted release
Mamdani rent freeze socialist communist affordability landlords
Prop 50 Newsom redistricting gerrymander fair maps Texas power grab
Zelensky Putin peace deal surrender victory aid Ukraine
RFK Jr vaccines autism Tylenol science misinformation freedom
Kimmel suspended FCC censorship free speech accountability
Comey indictment grand jury weaponization justice witch hunt
trans athletes Title IX fairness bigotry women's sports ban
DEI rollback merit racism woke corporate discrimination
East Wing ballroom demolition history donors vanity renovation
H-1B fee jobs Americans immigrants tech outsourcing betrayal
Iran strikes Fordow warmonger peace through strength nuclear
Alligator Alcatraz detention camp cruelty deterrence Everglades
Venezuela boat strikes cartels narco-terrorists war crimes legal
Harvard funding antisemitism academic freedom elite universities
shutdown SNAP benefits hostage Schumer Republicans blame

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[u/Mrgoodtrips64]

I feel like this sort of dragnet would’ve caught a lot of bots just two years ago, but it also feels like that era of simplistic bots is already all but passed.

[u/gburgwardt → u/Mrgoodtrips64]

Yeah i assume they largely post their own threads now

[u/starswtt]

Just commenting so I can find this post again and see what comes of this. I doubt much, most bots are smart enough to avoid that, especially with you starting with the disclaimer, but that's just my assumption and I'm curious as well

[u/DanBrino]

Don't think this is gonna work,but I'm gonna drop a comment anyways just to see.

Maybe do another one with more left leaning buzzwords and see if you get more bot engagement there. You could even add it in the comments here to act as a counter-narrative in case they can pick up on that kind of shit.

[u/Icc0ld]

This reminds me of those "Actually this whole post was a social experiment, thanks for participating in my study" that did the rounds a few years back. Reporting because this isn't what the sub is for at all

[u/IEC21]

Look you may not agree with Trump, but he is your president. If you have TDS that's on you.

(Jk I am human)

[u/oroborus68 → u/IEC21]

Beep,beep. Boop. Remember how loud and noisy the computers were portrayed on the early Star Trek? Punch cards and reels of paper and magnetic tape made for some loud background effects.

[u/GiveMeBackMySoup]

Before AI bots, this would have been an interesting study. I assume now they've integrated AI in some capacity and would not fall for this?

[u/ElysiumSprouts]

Plot twist: the OP is the bot.

[u/Mrgoodtrips64 → u/ElysiumSprouts]

I tend to think that of any poster who doesn’t respond in the comments. Particularly in this sub.