In its early days, reddit was built on lies. Sure, lots of code, but some lies.
  • Ghostalmedia@beehaw.org
    11·
    1 year ago

    Feels kind of like learning about some unpaid traffic tickets that OJ Simpson has. Shitty thing to do, but it’s not the main reason I hate the guy.

  • bitrate@lemmy.world
    6·
    1 year ago

    I mean ya, that’s not super surprising. The hardest part of getting a site to take off is adoption.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
      3·
      1 year ago

      Exactly. I’m trying to spam content here so people think it’s more active. I don’t really see a problem with Reddit launching with self generated content, the important thing is the user experience once it gets going.

  • this@sh.itjust.works
    6·
    1 year ago

    Now its just getting sad, lol.

    Edit: nvm I thought this was about today’s reddit. Its about early reddit.

  • sukotai@beehaw.orgB
    4·
    1 year ago

    i wonder if all this big social platform will not end with lots of fake profile feeded with chatgpt. For your information, I’m NOT a chatgpt comment 😜

    • SSUPII@sopuli.xyz
      1·
      1 year ago

      I get your concern! With AI tech getting better, there could be more fake profiles run by chatbots like ChatGPT. But platforms are fighting back with verification processes and content moderation. It’s not all bots out there, so stay skeptical but trust they’re working on it!

  • PelicanPersuader@beehaw.org
    2·
    1 year ago

    That’s also how they established the norms of the site. The founders wanted a particular kind of community so they made fake accounts post and vote in ways that reflected that desire. Posts with grammatically sound English were upvoted, text speak was downvoted.