• @TheEighthDoctor
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    971 month ago

    AI to summarize and recommend content, helping users dive deeper into products, shows, games

    Notice they don’t talk about hobbies or common interests, just “shit we can sell them”

    • @orclev
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      381 month ago

      I’m sure in his wet dreams Reddit is no longer a community site but a thinly veiled astroturfing platform that’s paid billions by large corporations to get their adsposts in front of users.

      • @SlopppyEngineer
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        1 month ago

        Yeah, that’s the definition of enshittification.

        • Make a platform that becomes popular
        • Lock in users and start to milk them
        • Use large user base to draw in companies with ads and influence
        • Lock in companies and squeeze them for all their worth
      • @[email protected]
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        141 month ago

        I mean there had been complaining for years that it was becoming just that; it’s just that they were trying to do it without anyone noticing and then all the tech bros got into a hold-my-beer contest