Possible Cabbage @possiblecabbage.bsky.social

Are "griefbots" for people who are grieving or bots that are used for "griefing" in the parlance of internet games?

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Alexandra Merideth Erin [she/her] - in my Brain Damage arc @alexandraerin.com [ View ] Jun 18, 2024 at 01:39 UTC

My inference is that they're to help people cope with grief. My first thought was the Grandma's Ghost Loves You Forever concept, but the text in the excerpt does not strongly support that

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Heather Wallace @burntcopper.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 18, 2024 at 10:34 UTC

They're bots that imitate dead people. The best comparison i saw was mediums - scam artists taking advantage of people's grief by making stuff up.

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