> AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers that ignore robots.txt > That's likely an appealing bonus feature for any site owners who, like Aaron,

> AI haters build tarpits to trap and trick AI scrapers that ignore robots.txt > That's likely an appealing bonus feature for any site owners who, like Aaron, are fed up with paying for AI scraping and just want to watch AI burn. Website owners aren't "haters" if bots ignore robots.txt, consuming resources that translate to expenses and a bad experience for legitimate website visitors. Why would the website owner have to commission much larger server(s), pay more for this traffic and get nothing in return? At least search engines send human visitors your way. It's not "AI haters". It's exploitation hating.