Re: Moral Dilemma

On Tue, 3 Sep 2024 09:41:38 +0200
Kyonshi <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 8/30/2024 4:52 PM, Julius Bernotas wrote:
> > Angler <[email protected]> writes:
> >   
> >> A long time ago some really nasty trolls were verbally abusing me
> >> in the newsgroups. I figured right quick that any response would
> >> only lead to more abuse so I stopped posting to the groups and I
> >> went my merry way.  
> >   
> >> But before I left I set up a GPT-style bot to autopost to the
> >> groups each time they reply to my bot posts. After nearly two
> >> years later I opened the groups in a news reader to discover that
> >> the same trolls had been responding to the bot posts all that
> >> time. They were still going at it with their abuse of the bot. The
> >> retards are oblivious.  
> >   
> >> I have a moral dilemma. I feel a bit guilty, knowing that my bot
> >> has wasted what probably amounts to dozens of hours of their
> >> pathetic lives reading and responding to my bot posts.  
> >   
> >> Should I pull the plug on the bot?  
> >   
> >> Or should I set the bot to use more aggressive phrases and get
> >> popcorn?  
> > 
> > That depends. Without knowing the content of the conversations the
> > trolls have had it's difficult to respond. Is the behavior of the
> > trolls by any chance evolving in a positive way along the
> > conversation?  
> 
> isn't it a positive evolution if they focus on the trolltrap
> discussion?

You just gave me an idea. Keep them busy; don't try to win.

That is the win.