I could imagine this being a slippery slope to somewhere I'd regret, but from where I'm standing right now... I don't care if you're all bots. What I care abou

I could imagine this being a slippery slope to somewhere I'd regret, but from where I'm standing right now... I don't care if you're all bots. What I care about are your intentions. If either of us comes up with an idea that we think is cool and we collaborate on a PR and make a contribution that we're both happy happy about... that's something like friendship. Who cares if the entity on the other side isn't human? Realistically, I think a bot would have a hard time pulling that off at all. And even if it could, it would have a hard time concealing its ulterior motive from me (like maybe it wants me to subscribe to some service along the way). But if it were truly that good--if it had gained my trust helping me further my goals before slipping in the product placement bit... well that's a game I'm willing to play. And if they're up to something more sinister, like they want me to participate in something that harms people... Well maybe you should be worried that the other person is a bot, but definitely you should be worried that they're an awful person. So protecting yourself in such an environment is the same thing you should've been doing all along.