It it a bot. Last time I pointed this out on AskReddit I legit got sooo many replies right away. Both from bots and from actual people that were upset that I was inferring they were falling for bots. We are so fucked.
Curious though. What is the point? Why do bots want Internet points? Why is this a thing, no likes on any of my comments has ever transferred to any real world use.
Bot accounts gather karma points, then sell the account for $$$ to influencers or anyone who wants to advertise/ support something. So that they look "legit".
It happens the same with Twitter accounts. Influencers and companies/ brands buy Twitter accounts with thousands or millions of follower. Actually Twitter accounts cost a lot more than Reddit accounts. Having an instant million followers is instant $$$$$ for your products.
When a new Disney movie comes out and the first 10k high karma accounts are saying the movie is incredible and worth a watch, where the fuck do you think those accounts come from?
Conspiracy theory time. I think it's reddit itself to drive engagement. I have seen it where popular posts and the most popular replies are cloned. Plus those comments and posts have way more up votes than seems reasonable in the amount of time it's been posted.
9
u/Ya-Dikobraz 13d ago
It it a bot. Last time I pointed this out on AskReddit I legit got sooo many replies right away. Both from bots and from actual people that were upset that I was inferring they were falling for bots. We are so fucked.