Nope, not bots. Actual people that politicians and certain groups pay to go around spreading false information and attempting to antagonize people to get them deplatformed.
I couldn't imagine selling my principles – probably for terrible pay – to spread anger and misinformation. But then again, I'm not some extreme activist.
Reading the first few lines of that reminds me of the vast majority of people I engaged with on Reddit...
Was I really arguing with bots all that time?
Nope, not bots. Actual people that politicians and certain groups pay to go around spreading false information and attempting to antagonize people to get them deplatformed.
Sounds like a fun job...
Seriously, that sounds absolutely awful and life-draining. I guess The Revolution™ is a good motivator.
I couldn't imagine selling my principles – probably for terrible pay – to spread anger and misinformation. But then again, I'm not some extreme activist.
Fabricating propaganda to foster revolution is their principles.