[BelovedAntipop]

> I merely think about something and would you look at that, a new post / video / comment / blog / article / etc. about what I’m thinking about, but trying to ragebait me for attention. It also tries to get a reaction, whether it would be with a block, a report, a ban, a ignore like that’ll deter them, a dislike, etc.

Is this really the *internet*, or just social media and aggregators like Reddit and HN? I ask because I typically just do my own thing on my own website, read other people's websites via RSS, and email other website operators if I have something to say that I don't want to put in a public post. Since I ignore social media, and don't visit HN more than once a month, my experience of the internet is a bit different from yours.

[pcwir]

Its really those recommendation algorithms, content curation algorithms and even ads that get some people to think that anyone they want to talk to on the internet is a opportunistic bot.

[BelovedAntipop]

And I don't blame them. If I subjected myself to that nonsense I'd start getting more misanthropic, too. Hell, I figured out years ago that if my primary form of engagement on a platform is blocking people I've decided are bozos, it's time to nuke my account.