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Rstrstx

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6. But why? To make money? Influence people?

Reply to marmar (Original post)

Sat Dec 27, 2025, 07:08 PM

4 hrs ago

I’ve seen this explosion on youtube and most commenters are too stupid they’re realize it. But why go to all the trouble? Is it someone trying to make money so they just use AI to generate lots and lots of easy and cheap videos, is it state actors trying to push a narrative? Seems like YT should not monetize the content.

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