We should all occasionally lie on social media to throw off data collection and profiling.
Posted by Riverrat423@reddit | CrazyIdeas | View on Reddit | 65 comments
As a 70 plus year old Asian woman living in Oklahoma I think this would greatly benefit me.
TheRoadsMustRoll@reddit
your lies are characteristic to you. they get included in your algorithmic profile.
Riverrat423@reddit (OP)
So even if I am making stuff up they can still figure out who I am and how to sell stuff to me.
Usual_Ice636@reddit
You could try lying in a way to twist it so they show you the stuff you actually want to see.
TheRoadsMustRoll@reddit
yep. lack of action is the only defense against algorithms.
Unindoctrinated@reddit
Not occasionally, consistently.
I've been online since 1995. My name and birthdate has always been false. I've never uploaded a photo of myself, and my friends know to never do so either. When a service requires that I provide data, I either refuse to use the service or provide inaccurate information. Whenever possible, do not help data brokers.
green_meklar@reddit
My dad works for the CIA and he says their algorithms already account for that.
plinocmene@reddit
As a person born in Antarctica who is 100 years old I totally agree.
My mama was a penguin.
Thoguth@reddit
As a black woman who lives in the 10001 zip code and was born January 1, 1969, I totally agree with you.
iHateReddit_srsly@reddit
I was born almost a whole year after you! December 31st, 1969, 7:00PM
mistermashu@reddit
I was born one microsecond before you in the same hospital room
3MetricTonsOfSass@reddit
What a coincidence, I was that very room!
Ilaxilil@reddit
As your husband I also agree
diet-Coke-or-kill-me@reddit
As an occasional member of your open relationship I also agree.
standardtissue@reddit
There's tons of local community subs. I belong to several.
cwsjr2323@reddit
A few minor changes, like using my date of conception instead of my birthdate and still using my original address from kindergarten, but not much else different. I don’t have the memory. Omitting details is easier.
Sithlordandsavior@reddit
My feed is a healthy mix of true sentiment and insane satire.
Gotta keep my FBI agent on his toes (Hi, Doug!)
in-a-microbus@reddit
The real trick is to just bend the facts a little.
So...how's life in Dallas?
Riverrat423@reddit (OP)
Dallas, how did you…. Oops.
SuperSocialMan@reddit
What, you don't do that already?
Riverrat423@reddit (OP)
Not nearly enough.
miscwit72@reddit
My algorithm thinks I'm a black fem boomer. Maybe vary your content.
TorthOrc@reddit
I guess it’s important to poison the well so our children’s children can’t drink from it…
Riverrat423@reddit (OP)
In many ways it is already poisoned.
TorthOrc@reddit
We can clean it though.
This isn’t a “well there’s already too many guns so we can’t stop now” kinda thing.
If
Riverrat423@reddit (OP)
Sounds good, but how? Who decides what is true or accurate?
TorthOrc@reddit
Who watches the watchmen?
The question for the ages!
Controversial take, but I think eventually AI will be in charge of safeguarding truth.
People en masse can’t be trusted with being honest.
While the tech isn’t there yet, I think eventually we will have to trust the non-bias nature of it.
Riverrat423@reddit (OP)
I hope we can keep it unbiased. Don't let the humans training the AI pass on their own biases.
Imajzineer@reddit
It has already long since been shown that current approaches do not ... and cannot ... prevent bias.
tony_719@reddit
What do you mean occasionally.
imprettyfun5678910@reddit
leave your phone at home in airplane mode 5 days a week then only use it as a phone at home. change yo life.
CentiPetra@reddit
I literally do this all the time. I even post passionately about political beliefs I don't even have lol. I lie on the internet so much, that even this entire comment could be a lie. Who knows.
pacmanz89@reddit
You think people don't lie enough on social media already?
SuperSocialMan@reddit
I dunno, modern internet users are more than happy to share their entire life story...
hiptobecubic@reddit
They certainly wouldn't lie about it though
Acceptable_Friend_40@reddit
I do not support this idea ,it goes against my strict Islamic religion as a 101 year old Jewish born Muslim converted from Christianity.
themetalnz@reddit
Oh my fucken god !!! Do you think people have been telling the truth this whole time ? Social media is the place with the most lies ever in existence
Margali@reddit
My smartwatch and app have a period tracker. I got my organs yeeted 15 years ago. Arrest and charge me for abortion, please. I plan on randomly skipping a period at some point
PsychologicalTowel79@reddit
Think about how many legit crazy people must be online posting their crazy opinions just like normal people, except that through the medium of social media they are indistinguishable.
sillybilly8102@reddit
Relevant xkcd! https://xkcd.com/2548/
PsychologicalTowel79@reddit
Spot on!
Riverrat423@reddit (OP)
Just think, they are using social media to train AI! What exactly will AI learn?
jaquan123ism@reddit
i’ve been doing this since i first touched the internet
tiparium@reddit
I am a horse.
Vadic_Shrike@reddit
I have conflicting things about me in my reddit post history. And not all of it is directly from or created by me. I've placed my childhood decade up and down, from the 1950's to the most reccent one. How else did I grow up protesting the Vietnam war, and went to school with a Frozen 2 backpack?
RustfootII@reddit
Also making funny faces more often.
random-guy-here@reddit
Hey, I'm just a little old lady from Pasadena. I would never lie on the Internet!
Riverrat423@reddit (OP)
Really, I am looking for a reliable used car. CN you help me?
random-guy-here@reddit
Yes, I have a brand new shiny red super stock Dodge!
It's the little old lady from Pasadena
The little old lady from Pasadena
(Go granny, go granny, go granny, go)
Has a pretty little flowerbed of white gardenias
(Go granny, go granny, go granny, go)
But parked in a rickety old garage
There's a brand new shiny red super stock Dodge
And everybody's sayin' that there's nobody meaner than
The little old lady from Pasadena
She drives real fast and she drives real hard
She's the terror of Colorado boulevard
It's the little old lady from Pasadena
If you see her on the strip, don't try to choose her
(Go granny, go granny, go granny, go)
You might drive a go-er, but you'll never lose her
(Go granny, go granny, go granny, go)
Well, she's gonna get a ticket now, sooner or later
'Cause she can't keep her foot off the accelerator
And everybody's sayin' that there's nobody meaner than
The Little Old Lady From Pasadena
She drives real fast and she drives real hard
She's the terror of Colorado Boulevard
It's the little old lady from Pasadena
You can catch her all the time, just gettin' her kicks now
(Go granny, go granny, go granny, go)
With her four speed stick and a four-two-six now
(Go granny, go granny, go granny, go)
The guys come to race her from miles around
But she'll give 'em a length, then she'll shut 'em down
And everybody's sayin' that there's nobody meaner than
The little old lady from Pasadena
She drives real fast and she drives real hard
She's the terror of Colorado boulevard
It's the little old lady from Pasadena
Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go)
Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go)
Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go)
Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go)
Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go)
Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go)
Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go)
Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go)
Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go)
Go granny, go granny, go granny, go (come on granny, go)
xRVAx@reddit
This reminds me of the Chicago Blackhawks and Coors beer for some reason. Brown paper packages tied up with string! 😀
xJohnnyQuidx@reddit
As a 600 year old Lycanthrope living in Switzerland, I don't really think we need to start lying on social media. If anything, we should eat those who tell lies on the Internet.
Riverrat423@reddit (OP)
That would solve worldwide hunger !
CarlJustCarl@reddit
Wait, even on Reddit?
Flaxinsas@reddit
Especially on Reddit. I am Justin Trudeau's cat and I approve this message.
Infamous-Arm3955@reddit
You're a liar. I don't have a cat.
Over9000Zeros@reddit
Every time a random survey pops up I give false information. Or do I?
Ajunadeeper@reddit
I'm gay
Bobodahobo010101@reddit
Hi gay, I'm dad.
iEatPalpatineAss@reddit
Hi dad, I eat Palpatine ass 😍😍😍
Bobodahobo010101@reddit
User name checks out
HermitDefenestration@reddit
I'm not
Zarokima@reddit
Do you really think someone would do that? Just go on the internet and tell lies?
snoggel@reddit
No one has ever done that before. As a small child from ireland I have never ever lied
Modernskeptic71@reddit
Interesting, i thought social media was so everyone can share their opinion, educated by YouTube and every thought confirmed by others making you right? And then other people are college students that are just as wrong never questioning the information they were given by reputable sources.
probablynotreallife@reddit
I only lie on social media.
Agreeable-Can-7841@reddit
as someone whose favorite band is Ronnie Milsap, I totally agree.