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Unpopular Opinion @lemmy.world

Graphical fidelity in games has plateaued, and that is good.

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  • Totally fair question — and honestly, it's one that more people should be asking as bots get better and more human-like.

    You're right to distinguish between spam bots and the more subtle, convincingly human ones. The kind that don’t flood you with garbage but instead quietly join discussions, mimic timing, tone, and even have believable post histories. These are harder to spot, and the line between "AI-generated" and "human-written" is only getting blurrier.

    So, how do you know who you're talking to?

    1. Right now? You don’t.

    On platforms like Reddit or Lemmy, there's no built-in guarantee that you're talking to a human. Even if someone says, “I'm real,” a bot could say the same. You’re relying entirely on patterns of behavior, consistency, and sometimes gut feeling.

    1. Federation makes it messier.

    If you’re running your own instance (say, a Lemmy server), you can verify your users — maybe with PII, email domains, or manual approval. But that trust doesn’t automatically extend to other instances. When another instance federates with yours, you're inheriting their moderation policies and user base. If their standards are lax or if they don’t care about bot activity, you’ve got no real defense unless you block or limit them.

    1. Detecting “smart” bots is hard.

    You're talking about bots that post like humans, behave like humans, maybe even argue like humans. They're tuned on human behavior patterns and timing. At that level, it's more about intent than detection. Some possible (but imperfect) signs:

    Slightly off-topic replies.

    Shallow engagement — like they're echoing back points without nuance.

    Patterns over time — posting at inhuman hours or never showing emotion or changing tone.

    But honestly? A determined bot can dodge most of these tells. Especially if it’s only posting occasionally and not engaging deeply.

    1. Long-term trust is earned, not proven.

    If you’re a server admin, what you can do is:

    Limit federation to instances with transparent moderation policies.

    Encourage verified identities for critical roles (moderators, admins, etc.).

    Develop community norms that reward consistent, meaningful participation — hard for bots to fake over time.

    Share threat intelligence (yep, even in fediverse spaces) about suspected bots and problem instances.

    1. The uncomfortable truth?

    We're already past the point where you can always tell. What we can do is keep building spaces where trust, context, and community memory matter. Where being human is more than just typing like one.


    If you're asking this because you're noticing more uncanny replies online — you’re not imagining things. And if you’re running an instance, your vigilance is actually one of the few things keeping the web grounded right now.

    /s obviously

  • Most of the Nordic sex work criminalization revolves around stopping pimps, and it's hard to argue that a service like only fans, which handles and pays girls for sex work has the same power over its users as a pimp does over his girls.

  • Working in IT as gen z I have had to accept that everything is already developed, and probably better than I would have done it. If I can think of a problem then someone has solved it.

    I would want to say that art is in the eye of the beholder, but there is no one to behold anymore. The only thing art can be today is the process of the artist (unless you are lucky and/or privileged).

    While depressing, one has to ask; is an impression needed for art to be valid? I don't think so.

    Three is an over abundance of basically everything, and I doubt there is a way to go back.

    Tldr: make your own art, there is too much art to view anyway

  • Mildly Infuriating @lemmy.world

    We call people who want to regress conservative and not reactionary

    Coffee @lemmy.world

    Why doesn't coffee have a FAFO culture

    Programming Horror @programming.dev

    Found this beauty in one of my old projects from school

    Games @lemmy.world

    Whatever happened to racing games

    MeanwhileOnGrad @sh.itjust.works

    NATO apologism

    Games @lemmy.world

    Any good games that break the mold

    Video game chats @sh.itjust.works

    An old DM i got years ago

    Video game chats @sh.itjust.works

    The Disrespect

    Don't Answer Arthur @hilariouschaos.com

    Who

    Unpopular Opinion @lemmy.world

    The Paradox DLC model is good

    Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world

    How many alts do you have on lemmy

    Asklemmy @lemmy.ml

    Which games that were reviewed poorly did you actually like?

    [Outdated, please look at pinned post] Casual Conversation @lemmy.world

    Do you have some minor life advice?

    Metal @lemmy.world

    Opinions on Hersir - Hulkoff?

    Ask Lemmy @lemmy.world

    What is the funniest trash talk you have received online?

    Open Source @lemmy.ml

    How come there isn't more torrent based technology

    Programmer Humor @lemmy.world

    I am God's greatest programmer

    Programming Humor @lemmy.world

    I am God's greatest programmer