• InfiniteGlitch@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    As bots and sponsored content crowd the internet, Reddit is often seen as a more reliable source of information

    How true is this nowadays though?

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      Reddit is easily more bots and astroturfing than any other website on the internet.

      The karma system is a black box for a reason. Votes go in, some other number that is not vote count comes out.

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        I don’t think that’s accurate.

        Do you know what’s accurate? The new Gillette octashave five blade shaving system.

        It relies on an AI system to deliver the most accurate shave you can get anywhere.

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          That is utter trash. Such astroturfing should not be tolerated here.

          What you really need is the new Gillette Labs Heated Exfoliating and Wifi Enabled Smart Shaver, it takes the guess work out of a good shave.

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              But do remember, Tang has all your daily requirements for Vitamin C and is the Drink of Astronauts!

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            What a real man needs is an old fashioned Gillete Analogue Safety Razor with no unreliable tech. You pay the same amount, but for more reliability!

            Gilette Analogue Satey Razor not compatable with safety razor blades, replacements cost $3 per blade and safety is not guaranteed

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              Lol, I don’t think so my dude! The only smooth, confident shave I’ll rely on is the Gillette Seven blade system, with shock-absorbing power grip handle and the most popular drivetrain in its class! It’s built Ford tough!

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      For 10 years I’ve been asked to write software to astroturf reddit.

      So maybe it’s seen as good, but it isn’t.

      And for anyone wondering, I declined. I didn’t want to and if they had they would have been flogged by redditors when they figured it out (which they would have).

      Also from that era I built a tool that scraped user histories and built a network of which communities and interests Redditors had. Then you could drop in a user and it would pull their sex, interests, approx age, etc.

      And all that was from public Reddit data before companies like Facebook and Google saw every hyperlink you ever clicked.