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007 | Are You Arguing with a Toaster? Inside the Bot-Infested Comment Section

007 | Are You Arguing with a Toaster? Inside the Bot-Infested Comment Section

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Welcome back to Everyone’s a Bot—the podcast about fake people, seductive profiles, and why we fall for things that were never human to begin with.

In this episode, we dive headfirst into the most chaotic battlefield online: the comment section.

Once a place for random thoughts and pet pics, it’s now crawling with bots built to stir the pot. You’ll hear how a simple video of a goat jumping over a broom spirals into a full-blown culture war—thanks to algorithm-triggered rage bait and AI-generated arguments.

From clapbacks crafted by machines to profiles that don’t sleep, we uncover how you’re being lured into fake fights for real engagement. If you’ve ever walked away from a comment thread wondering how you ended up in a debate about freedom, corruption, or protein powder—you might’ve been arguing with a glorified toaster.

  • How bots bait you into arguing with AI

  • Red flags that you're trapped in a “bot brawl”

  • Why outrage is the algorithm’s favorite flavor

  • How to stop feeding the machine and reclaim your scroll

This one’s unofficially sponsored by Comment Command: AI-powered comebacks for the emotionally unavailable. (Yes, it’s fake—but also, too real?)

🔍 What’s Inside:

  • How bots bait you into arguing with AI

  • Red flags that you're trapped in a “bot brawl”

  • Why outrage is the algorithm’s favorite flavor

    • How to stop feeding the machine and reclaim your scroll


    00:00 – Intro
    00:23 – Comment Section Chaos
    00:52 – Bot Fights Begin
    01:20 – Engagement Trap
    01:40 – Comment Command
    02:04 – The Goat Post
    02:46 – Why Bots Do This
    03:03 – Spotting Bots
    04:17 – Bots Talking to Bots
    04:41 – Algorithm Loop
    05:10 – Final Thoughts

    #EveryoneIsABot #BotDetection #CommentSectionChaos #FakeAccounts #SocialMediaBots #OnlineArguments #AIEngagement #DigitalManipulation #InternetCulture #AlgorithmWars #RageBait #ContentModeration #FakeProfiles #SocialMediaAddiction #AIClapbacks #EngagementTrap #TrollBots #OnlineSafety #PodcastEpisode #PodcastClip #TechPodcast #InternetHumor #DigitalLiteracy #ViralContent #Don’tTrustTheComments


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