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Cake day: June 9th, 2023

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  • Yep. Expecting a lot of bot comments on bot reposts that are just copied portions of top comments on previous versions of that repost.

    It had gotten to the point where I didn’t feel confident upvoting much at all anymore, because so many posts were automated content, and worse, more and more comments were just bots stealing contributions made elsewhere (or even further down in the same post) by actual people.

    It’s only going to get worse now.

    I really hope the fediverse is able to do something to safeguard against all that. Because if it’s not already testing the locks, it’s coming.


  • Mlem is coming along nicely. It’s a far cry from Apollo, but I feel for the devs in this space; they weren’t ready! It’s a lot all at once.

    I’ve been flipping between mlem and kbin (as a pwa for now)

    Kbin does have a bit more to offer right now in terms of customization, but it’s barely out of prototype phase itself. You can have a compact mode experience there, but both options are limited and struggling to catch their breath, in their own ways.

    Mlem just implemented comment collapsing which I definitely appreciate.

    At the same time I’m not mad about the lack of polish in this stage. A lot of the things people hated about reddit came from a particular type of mean-spirited and/or low-effort user… maybe the requirement of a little effort and patience/empathy on our parts now could be to our ultimate benefit :)