Of course it does. People are using forums and social media to connect, however ...

		bluefirebrand 4 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: What is the purpose of all these AI spam c... Of course it does. People are using forums and social media to connect, however flimsily, with other people. Replacing that with bots and thinking that's equivalent is actually really sad

For what it’s worth, I agree - I’m just no longer certain I could tell.