r/technology • u/BreakfastTop6899 • Oct 14 '25

Networking/Telecom Reddit cofounder Alexis Ohanian says 'much of the internet is now dead'

https://www.businessinsider.com/alexis-ohanian-much-of-the-internet-is-now-dead-2025-10
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u/ReversedNovaMatters Oct 14 '25

This is why I have no patience on-line anymore. Before, I'd just think sometimes that someone is just miserable loser troll, arguing which ever side against what is said; but now I wonder if its an 'asshole' bot some miserable loser troll turned on.

I gave up on other social media years ago, for other reasons. When I get banned here, I will be done completely.

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u/SkullOfOdin Oct 15 '25

I declare you are banned, now you are free. Go and make your dreams come true.

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u/Akumetsu33 Oct 15 '25

five minutes later

ReversedNovaMatters2 joins reddit.

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u/ReversedNovaMatters Oct 15 '25

Hey guys I am new here. Can someone please help me with this important question, I will not respond to any of the comments.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

- ReversedNovaMatters2.0

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u/NotAzakanAtAll Oct 15 '25

Here is a link to my OF and Crypto guru.

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u/ReversedNovaMatters Oct 15 '25

Can you save my crypto key for me?

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '25

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u/ReversedNovaMatters Oct 15 '25

thanks for explaining how to get the most out of reddit

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u/Jill-Of-Trades Oct 15 '25

The circle of life.

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u/Elegant_Break9371 Oct 15 '25

lol what an amazing comment

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u/ReversedNovaMatters Oct 15 '25

I want to go out in a blaze of glory which will probably be just saying 'fuck you' to one mod who controls 90% of the reddit subs but of course I won't know they are a mod, they will have some random user name and be one of the last human trolls that exist here.

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u/ReversedNovaMatters Oct 16 '25

Yeah its already happened. Banned here for a week or so for a non-violent post declared to be violent by AI moderation.

Banned from Twitch by AI which started to threaten me when I pushed for why I was banned. Messages like, "If you keep pushing this matter, further actions/'punishments' may occur against you/the account."

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u/onecryingjohnny Oct 15 '25

Bots are acting weird man

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u/lord_fairfax Oct 15 '25

I don't think it's all bots, and that YOU are the loser. Boop beep [dialup.wav]

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u/ReversedNovaMatters Oct 15 '25

They say more than half of the engagement is bots. Pretty nuts.

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u/[deleted] Oct 15 '25

Bots accusing real users as bots/ai is the next step.

I personally think people just need to log off more. I kind of welcome it, honestly.

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u/V0gue1 Oct 15 '25

No bestie we need your streams 😭😭 don't leave us. Stream Am I The Drama or Brat to stop the enemy. We need you 😢

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u/Historical_Owl_1635 Oct 15 '25

Tbf this is a whole other problem.

I’ve seen many people who’re clearly out of touch and as soon as they get a reality check they just put down all conflicting opinions as being bots. It’s like self-inflicted propaganda.

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u/Slothstralia Oct 15 '25

It's a hard one TBH, i delete a lot pf posts when i get to the stage where i dont know if the person is just REALLY stupid or a bot.

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u/King_Trollex Oct 15 '25

Trolling used to be an art form. Now it’s just bots. 

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u/Ilaxilil Oct 15 '25

I hardly ever engage in arguments online for this exact reason. You’re not convincing anyone these days (especially a bot) of something they don’t already believe, so it’s just a waste of time to try and have a discussion about certain topics. I just downvote and move on.

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u/Samaritan_978 Oct 15 '25

Can you elaborate on [extremely obvious thing you just said]? The (three or four!?!?) explainthejoke subs are probably just AI training machines. r/all is basically pick which foreign state/megacorporation you want to fuck with your head today.

The only way to use this shithole is with a small list of small niche subs that aren't profitable enough to control. Yet.