Bots are a big problem. I eagerly await the expose ten years from now where we find out that reddit leadership refused to act on bots because they were afraid of losing the inflated numbers they brings
That's the case everywhere, FB, YT, even on HN. Not all topics are equally affected but most anything of significance is.
> we find out that reddit leadership refused to act on bots because they were afraid of losing the inflated numbers they brings
Reddit's leadership is in he same boat as everybody else, I would suggest avoiding moral accusations when there are systemic conflicts of interest at play.
- Anybody who doesn’t do immoral thing X will lose out in the market.
- Immoral thing X is immoral.
Allowing bots means you’re ethically problematic, even if a company that didn’t do it would go under.