• killingspark@feddit.org
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    3 days ago

    Tbh after the comment with the ft links I was 50/50 on this just being an AI bot. I am very susceptible to getting sealioned this way

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      3 days ago

      Didn’t know sealioning was even a thing until now… This may explain a few interactions I had on Lemmy, I’m also very susceptible to that stuff

      • killingspark@feddit.org
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        2 days ago

        A lot of people are and it’s a growing disease in online communities. It’s doubly bad because firstly it drains energy and it makes engaging with actually well intentioned but disagreeing people a lot harder because you are always expecting to just waste your energy