Most of us know by now that many popular online forums are plagued with bots, some more advanced than others.
I propose that they are not only participating in existing debates but creating entirely new debates and re-kindling old ones, such as with the flat earth idiocy.
What if the goal of alphabet agency X is to test its advanced AI to see how well it can influence online debate, change opinions, and get people to waste their time. starting from a completely ridiculous foundation such as 'flat earth'?
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B000ne ago
All the junkies around here believe in flat earth. I found it odd but you think it could be a combination of drugs and mind control?
Yates ago
It seems to have originated from accounts aligned with the Cult of Siduri. An anthropology prof from LA was at the center of that but he went dark last time I checked and his essays on FE were wiped. There's a hashtag from way back and some weird YT vids also check /xpol/ for an old thread on it if it still exists. I think it's a psyop and that acceptance and promotion of it signals to the handler that the subject has been triggered and ready for commands.
Cc1914 ago
That's my theory .. drugs and mind control