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That is standard operating procedure for people with Asperger's Syndrome.
I usually think that almost all of the comments are bot or AI on posts like that. They are inane and often have the hallmarks of chatbot response when you havent asked it a specific questioneCat wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2026 9:03 am this is something on twitter I find weird
there is a pattern to it.
someone makes a post (or a bot, or AI - I'm betting from a country outside the U.S.) that is strictly engagement farming. A dispute with a neighbor, a cheating spouse, an intolerable boss.
The post is a multi part post that gets you to click on it and after you finish reading the entire story, you are in the comments.
So immediately following the post is the weird part to me. There is always...always.. a validation comment summarizing the posts, for example - "the boss was wrong to expect you to work overtime for free" by a different poster.
then its wide open commenting.
there must a be a monetary incentive to do it this way because it is a recognizable pattern that I see frequently.
Thank you for your thoughtful response. Yes, the hallmarks of AI are to respond to comments when questions have not been asked. Although there can and often is a monetary incentive to do so, quite often it is just the algorithm doing was algorithms do.aTm wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2026 12:17 pmI usually think that almost all of the comments are bot or AI on posts like that. They are inane and often have the hallmarks of chatbot response when you havent asked it a specific questioneCat wrote: ↑Thu Oct 08, 2026 9:03 am this is something on twitter I find weird
there is a pattern to it.
someone makes a post (or a bot, or AI - I'm betting from a country outside the U.S.) that is strictly engagement farming. A dispute with a neighbor, a cheating spouse, an intolerable boss.
The post is a multi part post that gets you to click on it and after you finish reading the entire story, you are in the comments.
So immediately following the post is the weird part to me. There is always...always.. a validation comment summarizing the posts, for example - "the boss was wrong to expect you to work overtime for free" by a different poster.
then its wide open commenting.
there must a be a monetary incentive to do it this way because it is a recognizable pattern that I see frequently.
Thank you for your thoughtful response. Handling posters that disagree with you can motive a person to regard the person as AI simply because the comments in response may seem ordinary, canned and formerly cordial. We appreciate your contributions to the Goat Pen to make this a more successful community!
Thank you for your thoughtful response. We often simplify language by reducing the amount of words necessary to properly communicate out of common courtesy. In your case, you have given credit where credit is due to a fellow poster who told the community that they got a hammer and a nail and anchored something to the wall on a permanent basis. Thank you for your generous contribution to the Goat Pen community.
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