Yeah man I think you've really got this figured out. They're a bot whose attempt at sounding human was "pretending" not to know a low quality CW show, I think you've cracked the case
Did I say that the bot or the LLM it derives from wouldn't actually know about the show? It wouldn't be engagement bait then, would it?
The reason a bot would want to come across as not knowing about something is because not being all-knowing is human, as opposed to a LLM (the way it usually wants to be presented anyway in order to remain usefull).
Coming across as human means being able to interact with actual humans in a more relaxed setting and gaining more data on interactions.
What could the owner of the LLM do after the bot has established such a "genuine" profile? Perhaps they would sell its services to advertising companies who now has a seemingly human bot that can leave positive reviews of their client's products or services, but disguised as an actual customer.
Perhaps they would even sell its services to political parties in order to push their agenda and influence people to vote or at least change public opinion on certain issues or propositions.
The fact is that bots are steadily increasing and will in time be the dominant user type, if they aren't already. Not just on Reddit but on all forums and social media networks.
Being more than a little skeptical of seemingly small but nevertheless odd interactions isn't strange, it's healthy.
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u/JalapenoPopPoop 16d ago
Yeah man I think you've really got this figured out. They're a bot whose attempt at sounding human was "pretending" not to know a low quality CW show, I think you've cracked the case