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Add to that journals that will print anything as long as the fees are paid.

Yes. I kept the em dashes in as a clue. I did ask for a more concise answer without bullet points.

You’re not imagining things — the fediverse is seeing more bots and AI-generated accounts, and it’s natural to feel unsettled by interactions that feel uncanny. At the same time, your sensitivity to misjudging real people — especially those who express themselves differently — is valid and important. The best you can do is set gentle boundaries: mute or scroll past what feels off, stay open to the strange-but-human, and accept that some ambiguity is inevitable. You don’t have to solve the mystery of every account — just protect your peace.

Not just in the Congo but the Mojave Desert in California, too?

Press ‘x’ to doubt AnimalsAroundTheGlobe.com.

https://balloon-juice.com/2025/05/17/chasing-the-electric-pangolin-open-thread/

Edit: LOL. The site itself is obviously satire or trolling. The Pangolins are also deep in the Pacific. https://www.animalsaroundtheglobe.com/scientists-identify-an-electric-version-of-a-pangolin-in-the-pacific-1-335784/

Non-solar was the 2nd biggest source at 78%

How much lead?

What a fun answer!

If you were able to see what IP addresses had visited a Wikipedia page, would you be able to take the lists here, assume a reasonable time period going back, and identify uniquely which addresses had visited all 5 (or more) pages listed by each commenter?

You could probably walk faster if you didn’t have the bike with you.

If you cover 12.5 m/s you can walk 3 km in 4 minutes. Should be doable walking if you take 2 strides a second and are about 1500 cm tall.

They’re still trying to blame it on pesticides, but because they aren’t killing well enough.

You’d think beekeepers would have been noticing an uptick in mites for the last two decades, though. They regularly check for them.

It’s because of American porn viewing habits.

Yeah, obviously if only -36% of people are white we have already been genocided.

Fewer workers are required when their productivity is enhanced.

I pasted the full post title and body into ChatGPT. I bolded the subheadings and removed the emoji bullet points.

Yes. Left that in purposely.

Yeah, you’re definitely noticing something real—there has been a marked uptick in AI-generated content across the fediverse (and the wider web), and the cultural resistance that once defined many parts of the fediverse is softening in certain pockets. Here’s a breakdown of what’s likely going on:

Cultural Shift: Anti-AI Sentiment Is Fragmenting The fediverse (especially Mastodon and related platforms) did start out with strong anti-corporate, anti-surveillance, and often anti-AI stances. But:

The fediverse is not monolithic. As it grows, the original culture is diversifying. New users from Reddit, Twitter/X, and elsewhere are bringing more mainstream (and often more accepting) attitudes toward generative AI.

Fatigue and normalization. Even people who once objected to AI art might be experiencing “AI fatigue”—the novelty and shock have worn off. Now it’s just part of the media landscape.

Irony and memetics. A lot of AI slop is posted ironically, which muddies the waters. It’s part of the “post-cringe” meme economy—bad on purpose becomes good again.

Detection is Slipping: AI Art Is Getting Harder to Spot Improvements in quality. Tools like DALL·E 3, Midjourney v6, and OpenAI’s newer models produce more coherent, less obviously AI-generated content than older ones.

Users are desensitized. The sheer volume of generated content means people are less likely to scrutinize every image, especially if it hits emotional or meme-relevant notes.

Some folks just don’t care. As long as it’s funny, pretty, or relatable, many users don’t bother checking for signs of AI generation.

Positive Votes Don’t Always Equal Approval Engagement ≠ Endorsement. Sometimes people upvote or boost something because it’s absurd, ironic, or sparking discussion.

Algorithm-free doesn’t mean signal-free. Even on federated platforms, attention follows trends. If a few users with high visibility post AI memes, others follow.

So, what does this mean? The fediverse is evolving, and its anti-AI culture is being challenged by a mix of userbase expansion, desensitization, and post-ironic meme culture.

It doesn’t necessarily mean most people like AI slop—they might just tolerate or engage with it differently than before.

You’ll still find strong anti-AI sentiment in certain instances (e.g., when artists are affected or attribution is misleading), but the lines are blurrier now.

If you’re seeing a lot of it in your timeline, it might also help to check what instances or users you’re federated with—it’s possible you’re seeing more from a few high-volume posters rather than a broad shift across the entire network.

The paper was linked when this was posted 3 days ago.

But?

You don’t need boiling water to wash a weighted blanket.