AI Slop Is Ruining Reddit for Everyone
Posted28 days agoActive28 days ago
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Dec 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM EST
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Dec 5, 2025 at 5:47 PM EST
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This makes me weep for humanity.
Reddit became crap long before LLMs. Sure, some few good subreddits exist. But the bulk of the site is terrible.