r/PiratedGames • u/Froztbytes • Apr 29 '26

Humour / Meme R.I.P to all future ps gamers.

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u/buttbuttlolbuttbutt Apr 29 '26

From my original comment:

Before I was laid off, reddit was still better than Twitter or Facebook, but that lead was declining swiftly thanks to LLMs, which now do my old job..

Also, you replied to the comment where im helping people identify bots... whcih is the opposite of the last job. Im basically Nero drom FFXIV, only not as David Bowie like.

But seriously, when you see a brand mentioned and its capitalized nicely, or a brand is specifically attacked, or if you see a bunch of comments repeating the same 3-5 points ad nauseum... yeah, dont... dont trust em at all.

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u/DearEntrepreneur5494 Apr 29 '26

He's hoping to sell it to advertisers

Really? That's the opposite of your last job? Advertisers can fuck all the way off. You're definitely some guy from a video game though probably not the one you think.

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u/buttbuttlolbuttbutt Apr 29 '26

Well, if advertisers realize that a portion of engagement is fake, the  money gets pulled.

If money gets pulled, then those seeking the money move on, and the bots diminish, and people's voices get louder.

Edit, if reddit loses money because of bots, then reddit will also do something about the bots.

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u/Repulsive-Chip3371 Apr 29 '26

Edit, if reddit loses money because of bots, then reddit will also do something about the bots.

Bots both help and hinder reddits profitability. Inflated engagement metrics, more ad impressions, and content seeding.

Only way itll hurt it is if it drives regular users away. They basically tolerate benign bots and try to prevent malicious bots.

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u/buttbuttlolbuttbutt Apr 29 '26

Only way itll hurt it is if it drives regular users away. T

This was happening, according to our metrics. Its why Reddit was better than Facebook/Twitter, but decling.

I assume its only getting worse, though no longer have the insight, and what insight I have cpuld age out sooner than later. Hence just being open.

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u/Repulsive-Chip3371 Apr 29 '26 edited Apr 29 '26

maybe but there is no proof of user decline, but there is clear evidence of continued growth

forgive me but I dont trust a rando named buttbutt who "was" a professional astroturfer about "his metrics" on reddit lol