But bots don’t even need to be useful. “I don’t think bots have to do something worthwhile,” says V Buckenham, founder of Cheap Bots, Done Quick!, a free tool that helps people create automated Twitter accounts. Tens of thousands of bots have been developed using the platform, most of which Buckenham says aren’t useful. “It’s a joyful thing or a creative thing,” they say. “It’s a form of creative expression, whether that be something lots of people are following, or something that just amuses you.”
Some bots blur the boundary between utility and diversion. Journalist Karen K. Ho began posting reminders for
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