I'm guessing @k00b is making a deeper philosophical statement -- at some point, if bots got really good, you wouldn't mind that they were bots.  They would be valuable members of the SN community.

It's not that hard to imagine that, actually, but they would be different bots than the ones we've been seeing to date.

elvismercury

"better bots" can also mean better at faking being human, and better at farming engagement though.

The cost to post is effectively an evolutionary pressure.

CheezeGrater

mostly_harmless

The dead internet vs the Lightning network

> Maybe SN is on both tails of this one -- a more likely target for bot activity (owing to the chance to make real money here) but also possessing more tools to fight it with (owing to the costly signals required to participate).

I've been thinking about this a lot too. My hope is the money means we get the better bots.