But that’s my point. A bot that posts links to external content isn’t driving engagement or fostering discussion, it’s just sending people to other sites. Even a brief summary of the link would be better, as it gives you a starting point.
A plain link is pointless, other than posting for the sake of it and claiming that it’s content. Browsing All and seeing post after post of links with no discussions is just depressing, and doesn’t make me want to stick around, and especially not have conversations with bots.
Every post on Lemmy has a comments section, even the ones with external links…
The opportunity to post is there, but that doesn’t mean the bot is driving engagement though. The fact that it’s a bot actually puts me off from engaging.
You can **be** the change you want to see in the world.
I am, I’m complaining on the internet. Viva la revolucion! ✊😁
I’ll reply to a human, and they might reply back. Replying to a bot is just shouting into the wind. The bot isn’t going to see it, and isn’t going to respond. Even if it did respond, it would just be more nonsense.
Okay I was being hyperbolic. The vast majority of Lemmy is links.
The linked content itself drives engagement.
The point of posting it on Lemmy is to surface interesting content via community votes and foster discussion.
But that’s my point. A bot that posts links to external content isn’t driving engagement or fostering discussion, it’s just sending people to other sites. Even a brief summary of the link would be better, as it gives you a starting point.
A plain link is pointless, other than posting for the sake of it and claiming that it’s content. Browsing All and seeing post after post of links with no discussions is just depressing, and doesn’t make me want to stick around, and especially not have conversations with bots.
Every post on Lemmy has a comments section, even the ones with external links…
You can be the change you want to see in the world.
The opportunity to post is there, but that doesn’t mean the bot is driving engagement though. The fact that it’s a bot actually puts me off from engaging.
I am, I’m complaining on the internet. Viva la revolucion! ✊😁
What is it that you think drives engagement when a human posts a link vs. a bot?
I’ll reply to a human, and they might reply back. Replying to a bot is just shouting into the wind. The bot isn’t going to see it, and isn’t going to respond. Even if it did respond, it would just be more nonsense.
OP doesn’t always respond either. Good news is there are lots of other people who can see your comments and reply to them.