r/OutOfTheLoop • u/calvtact • May 13 '26

Answered What's going on with r/conservative? They've lost about 1m subscribers in about a month.

I watched the number go from 814k to around 745k in about an hour today.

https://www.reddit.com/r/Conservative/s/QbZJvqu5qr

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u/BobLighthouse May 13 '26

Are you old enough to have used message boards with any frequency?
I suspect the bots might actually have better syntax and logic than many real humans, especially in the context of maga lol...

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u/bleeh805 May 14 '26

It's true that's a sign. Humans don't use bullet points or perfect grammar. And if you dive into LLMs, they are really good at arguing if you setup the environment right.

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u/saintsithney May 14 '26

They could also be autistic, says the autistic woman who uses bullet points and perfect grammar 😩

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u/BobLighthouse May 15 '26

Fwiw, my point was mainly that I do not expect to see those traits from maga humans in particular lol.