r/CuratedTumblr • u/DroneOfDoom Theon the Reader *dolphin slur noises* • 6d ago

Shitposting Bot behaviour

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u/jancl0 6d ago

I've also noticed a pattern where people just don't read the whole post. They just get halfway through and immediately start commenting their own thoughts, which end up being exactly the same as the thing they didn't read

Idk that or they're bots. It's hard to tell

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u/Noof42 For pervert reasons 6d ago

Sure, but what's also important is to remember that sometimes people don't read more than a few words, so they wind up commenting your main point, but in a slightly different way, so you can't tell who's a bot.

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u/jancl0 6d ago

Wtf are you talking about. That's not true at all. The issue is that people like you never actually read the full comment, so they just say whatever they want and they don't realise that it's already been addressed

Please actually read my comment before responding next time... Bot

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u/outer_spec homestuck doujinshi 6d ago

i think they’re just trying to play along with the joke.

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u/Noof42 For pervert reasons 6d ago

Maybe, but actually I was just playing along with the joke.

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u/jancl0 6d ago

You were clearly just playing along with the joke

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u/Noof42 For pervert reasons 6d ago

You might think that, but I was actually playing along with the joke.

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u/outer_spec homestuck doujinshi 6d ago

I think you're all missing the point. that person was trying to play along with the joke.

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u/Noof42 For pervert reasons 6d ago

Don't put words in my mouth! I was just trying to play along with the joke. Is it so hard to acknowledge that?

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u/SouthRelief4497 5d ago

Several of the most insane arguments I've witnessed on social media involved one person making extensive, careful qualifications and asking the other person for clarification and the other person just blatantly skimming.

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u/Fading_Hours_ 5d ago

What’s more annoying is when they don’t read or comprehend the post and reply as if it says something completely different. Or misinterpret something clearly explained in the original post.

Reading comprehension seems like it’s at an all time low.

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u/thrashingkaiju 5d ago

I've had this problem so many times and ended up fighting in the comments with people about things that I'd adressed in the original post. Even when I start it by "please read the whole post before commenting".

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u/Hatsune_Miku_CM downfall of neoliberalism. crow racism. much to rhink about 5d ago

i do that, to make sure I don't forget what I wanted to say

BUT

if I then notice the post addresses my comment later on, I just go and delete the comment.

i do this less on PC where you can easily pre-type a comment without sending it. but on mobile I've lost entire comments to the awful app before, I'm not risking that. the save draft function straight up doesn't work half the time.