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Why are there no bots in the fediverse (and other questions)? (lemmyusa.com)

submitted 1 week ago by [email protected] to c/asklemmy

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Popular sites tend to have them, ones you can customize to do whatever you want. Reddit's and Discord's are famous. People will commission them for money. Reddit's haiku bot and their remind-me bot are famous even outside of Reddit. Discord's most famous ones include the Pokemon-themed "Poketwo" bot and the now-defunct clyde bot.

The idea of the fediverse is that websites can join a league of nations type of organization that keeps the membership up and allow meta-interaction in return for cooperation, right? Wouldn't the absence of bots come across as highly ironic given their utility with communicating across digital borders? Is making bots not possible, or is it just not favorable here (again, ironic)? I imagine certain bots could even establish communications with outside the fediverse, making a meta-fediverse.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

And I heard some other people, too.

Yes, I think this is being a result of older ie 30-40yo seems to be the core. Been through all that social media and at the end all you need is a good functional tool for discussion. Gamification and ads ruin that experience.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

I read some article not long ago about Free Software developers getting grey hair. Seems we're growing older on average. Maybe we have an issue with attracting young people. Respectively, young people might be facing other issues and are unable to participate. Don't get me wrong, sometimes Lemmy feels like a bunch of 14 year olds. But I guess free platforms / the Fediverse is subject to the same dynamics. But yeah, I also read the statistics about the people here.