• ringwraithfish@startrek.website
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        7 months ago

        Can you fault them though? Everywhere you turn you’re being asked to tip or donate. Influencers and corporations constantly astroturf social media. The rise of LLMs has made it necessary to question every interaction that occurs virtually.

        Honestly, I worry for the people who aren’t cynical and how they’re going to be deceived, manipulated, or straight up scammed.

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          7 months ago

          You can just not tip them, you don’t have to assume they’re out to get you and spread that cynical bs like it’s based on anything. It’s just virtue signaling with shitty virtues

          Honestly, I worry for the people who are cynical and how they’re going to deceive themselves by assuming everyone wants to manipulate and scam them

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              7 months ago

              Exactly! But you should use the internet with a heavy level of skepticism. Anonymity and the power to connect any one from anywhere is what makes it great, but is also extremely easy for bad actors to take advantage of.