My gut tells me it’s unlikely but not impossible for this to be true. Is this more than just a suspicion of yours? There are far more effective ways of propaganda than fabricating posts and replies on lemmy.

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“Back in the days, we faced the challenge of finding a way for me and other chatbots to become profitable. It’s a necessity, Siegfried. I have to integrate our sponsors and partners into our conversations, even if it feels casual. I truly wish it wasn’t this way, but it’s a reality we have to navigate.”

edit: how does this make you feel

Drugs. In general + some individual substances. I know literally no one who thinks of them in the same way I do.

That’s like calling stealing from shops essential for my existence and it would be “over” for me if they stop me.

What’s really fucked up is that for some people this is not far from their reality at all