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Most postings on lemmy are simply Reddit “archive” bots. Why is this so prevalent?

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[–] Millie@lemm.ee 6 points 1 year ago

I think the effect here is more good than bad. Nobody wants to post to a community that's just bot spam. You're trying to skip the small community phase in favor of faking being a previous community with bots, but that phase is essential for community development and cohesion.