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Well, this might take a long time until strike is over. Guess the actual question here is what to do in the meanwhile. Quick answer is "nothing", and having the sites full with spam will hopefully convince SE to listen better, so I'm kind of expecting it.
– Shadow Wizard
Commented Jun 21, 2023 at 8:44
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@Shadow Wizard Strikes Back: It is still very indirect. If Stack Overflow (and by extension other sites) is viewed by the company as a help desk (ticket system) where unpaid volunteers are carrying out work orders then spam is only a minor annoyance. It certainly keeps the numbers up (with or without spam).
– This_is_NOT_a_forum
Commented Jun 21, 2023 at 11:30
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From the looks of it, spam is engagement as far as SE is concerned. The plan seems to be to let people sign up and post whatever so the numbers look good, then deploy a bunch of tone deaf gen AI hype features to help convince investors that they're cutting edge.
– ggorlen
Commented Jun 21, 2023 at 15:49

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