Hi,
I don't post this to be malicious or rude, but simply out of concern.
I believe this bot is killing community growth on Lemmy. I keep coming across would-be-interesting communities only to find a wall of bot posts with zero comments, zero votes, zero engagement. And I walk away disappointed instead of getting into a new community. As, I'm sure, may other users are doing.
Sure, you say, "just block the bot" if I don't like it. But that doesn't stop this thing from stifling any real engagement and growth in communities. Surely if someone can "just...", you can "just" go back to reddit if you want to read reddit content that badly.
I admire the engineering you put into making this thing work. It's impressive, and honestly very cool. But I really think it's actively disengaging users, when Lemmy has enough of a hurdle to overcome in growing new communities.
Thats just my 2 cents. I'm not sure it will mean much, but I felt I had to share it. Again, no ill intent against what you've accomplished in creating this. Best wishes.
I can agree with this. I found it discouraging to see interesting posts only to find it was from the bot with no interaction.
I do not regret blocking the bot. It actually increased my enjoyment of lemmy.