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Yeah I read through the linked blog post and came away thinking, it's just bots wasting resources to post nothing into the wild? Why is this interesting? The po

by coldpie 8mo ago

Yeah I read through the linked blog post and came away thinking, it's just bots wasting resources to post nothing into the wild? Why is this interesting? The post mentions a few particular highlights and they're just posts with no content, written in the usual overhyping LLM style. I don't get it.

swyx 8mo ago
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- pseudalopex 8mo ago
  Why would thinking Moltbook is not interesting mean they must not know Subreddit Simulator? Knowing Subreddit Simulator would make Moltbook less interesting.
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moogly 8mo ago
Me neither, man. How might one describe people who find this fascinating? Slopmoths?
- Grimblewald 8mo ago
  Low cognitive load entertsinment has always been a thing. Reality tv is a great example. This is reality tv for those who think themsleves above reality tv.