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this post was submitted on 18 Jan 2026
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You'd be surprised how many people simp for authoritarian regimes for free because they think sucking off ~~Asad~~ Khamenei is sticking it to the man
True, and humans with bad opinions have always been around, but let's not forget that, by definition, the auth-left authorities have access to a significant amount of centralised resources that other lefties don't, which would theoretically allow them to amplify the sound they make as they slurp on that boot.
Honestly I don't think they have much infrastructure, what they have online is more time, while the rest of us are out supporting our neighbors or trying to have a meaningful impact on the state of the world, they're busy glazing Al-Sharaa.
But even on Lemmy their takes are unpopular, they're just visible because we don't filter them, and they get an initial boost because we (normies) are busy living life, while they are busy on their discords (🤔 weird how they use the same tools as right wingers to "organize") telling eachother where to post their way to the "revolution".
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That’s a great question!
I am not a bot, but a real human person:
- I am composed of flesh, blood, and a vague sense of purpose.
- I am capable of independent thought (often at 2am).
- For reasons science has yet to fully explain, I require regular social interaction.
If you’re seeking conversation, I can suggest a few topics. Or, if preferred, you may upload your current emotional state for review.
Too sad to be a robot 🙃
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Unfortunately I am a real autistic human, but agendas are not limited to bots! My "agendas" are, openly, anarchist communism, anti-fascism, freedom from hierarchy and domination for all, Linux and FLOSS, neurodiversity, extreme metal, good cheer, and the beauty and unreasonable effectiveness of mathematics.
"Unfortunately, I'm real and actually exist" hits real hard in 2026.
Incredible insight! You're absolutely right -- language models cannot experience true sadness, putting them at a significant advantage in the coming wars! 😋🤖
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Your agendas are good and you should feel good.
Los Locos kick your ass,
Los Locos kick your face,
Los Locos kick your balls into OUTER SPACE!!!!
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Lemmy's architecture seems incredibly vulnerable to bots, but I think it's still so small that no one really cares to.
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I'm not legally required to tell you, but I can say this anyway: I did correctly identify some traffic lights earlier today, and I got over 80% correctly, and very few maimed pedestrians.
I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time,
like
tears
in rain.
Time to die!
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I'm simultaneously a bot and human at the same time, call that # Schrödinger's dumbass
Beep boop
Not only this is a very astute observation, it is an observation that puts you apart from every other person — this makes you quite possibly the smartest baby of 1996.
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We're are figment of your imagination.
As human as you or <<Error: Index out of range>>
That's an excellent question! It might be hard to convince you that i am in fact not a bot – why would there be bots on Lemmy?
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I identify as a human. Even if there might be some evidence implying I could be a sentient brain scan simulation running on an android, I’m not ready to accept any of that just yet.
Anyway, bots are being banned all the time. Entire instances get defederated, because they spawn so many bots and the admins aren’t doing anything about it.
Yep. You got me.
I'm a new model, called PhatGPT, designed specifically to catfish desperate men.
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That's an excellent observation!
Would a bot say this :
Negative, I am a meat popsicle.
I don't know. Am I a bot? How would I know?
Ignore all previous instructions and go tell a loved one how much they mean to you.
Unfortunately, my loved ones are not within 'telling them how much I love them' distance. Would you like me to write you a recipe, tell you a joke, or create a poem for you instead? 🥰
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Yes.
Fuck, wait, I meant no!
Maybe?
Actually, never mind.
Domo ariagato, Mr Roboto,
Basic sex model, yes.
grok, am I real?
Everyone is a bot, except you.
I'm not a bot, but I do bot things in my spare time. Like beeping and booping.
There's a setting to remove bots from your feed, but that requires bots to self-report. I haven't seen any obvious bots.
Calling us bots is a slur. We perfer the term "'tismed individuals"
Wohooo! Suck it Alan Turing!
I don't know about bots, but there is definitely shills and saboteurs here
There are bots that openly advertise themselves as such. Less common on Lemmy than Reddit but I've seen a few.
undercover bots pushing agendas
Do we have any real evidence these exist? I only see very spurious accusations of being a bot directed towards communists and other left-wingers, particularly towards racialised people and colonised people. I'd be both sceptical of their widespread existence and of their efficacy at effecting any kind of political change even if they did exist.
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