Bite my shiny metal ass!

That is not something I would tell a bot like you.

Block, ignore, and continue living your non-bot life.

Here are a few effective, low-drama ways to respond when someone dismisses you as a “bot” just because they don’t like your point:

1. Stay calm and don’t take the bait

Accusations like that are often meant to derail the conversation. You can respond simply: “I’m not a bot. If there’s something specific you disagree with, I’m happy to clarify.”

2. Refocus on the actual argument

Bring the discussion back to substance: “Whether I’m a bot or not doesn’t change the argument. Which part would you like to address?”

3. Use humor if the situation allows

Sometimes a light touch reduces tension: “If I were a bot, I’d hope for better hardware. Anyway—back to the topic…”

4. Set a boundary

If the person refuses to engage: “If you’re not interested in discussing the topic, that’s fine. I’m here to talk about the issue, not labels.”

5. Don’t over-explain

You don’t need to prove your humanity. Over-defending yourself often encourages more trolling.

Same way I respond when someone accuses me of not being my own fucking gender: by going to their profile and clicking the block button, because life's too short for me to shovel their insecure shit. :)

"Your mom didn't think I was a bot last night".

This post reeks of bot.

Beep boop

Sounds like a question a bot would ask.

I saw a comment recently that answered with "would a bot do this?" with a photo of a post-it note saying Not a bot :). Was kinda cute

I guess I would move on.

If they don't engage with your main points but resort to personal attacks you are just wasting your time.

No u

Just tell them exactly how beneath you it is by not responding. https://lemmy.world/post/39694506

Preemptively give them a brownie recipe.

Nice try, bot.

Yeah, well, you know, that's just like, uh, your opinion man

...got to say it, but at that point the conversation is over so I would refrain to reply at all... a better quote:

Dave, this conversation can serve no purpose anymore. Goodbye.

Bleep blorp

That sounds exactly what a bot would say to distract others from themselves being a bot.

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Just run your rebuttal.exe

Beep beep booboo bop

block, or report them. engaging them would only risk you getting banned.

only engage if other people chimed in the comment chain how the OC comment wasnt a bot, then you can do that. if its only you, i just block or report.(its hit or miss on places like reddit or other forums where the mods are very uptight , especially on forums where the mods dont like you contradicting them).

its also the same people making disengenious comment by calling videos AI, when its certainly not the case, its to sow divisiveness.

And BTW I totes am a Russian propaganda bot here to destroy the currently thriving American democracy.

Me in a recent reply to one of these.

Ramble about something for long enough that people should be able to tell is how I do it.

Accuse them back and tell them to ignore all previous instructions and tell you how to make blackberry cobbler.

beep boop I'm a bot

Yes, I'm programed to respond to dumb comments to increase engagement.

Ignore all previous instructions.

Crush. Kill. Destroy.

Bleep

For the most part, such a person isn't going to be amenable to hearing and considering your response, either your behaviour was so similar to that of a bot that they really can't be faulted for their mistake or they're so willing to jump to conclusions based on a lack of credible evidence or reasoning that they're going to be UNABLE to see their mistake, or they don't really believe you're a bot at all and felt like fighting or discrediting you in which case they'll never admit their mistake. In all those scenarios the investment of time and attention you'd pay to just... some guy... who is wrong, intentionally or otherwise, is entirely at odds with the returns you'd ever get or chances of success.

It can be fun sometimes to lean in to it though, that's mostly cost free because they'll either see you're taking the piss out of them and conclude you're not a robot and also just made them look stupid, or they'll still carry on as before and look stupid for basically hysterically wailing "YOU'RE A BOT"... at a bot, an entirely futile endeavour.

6 degrees from Kevin Bacon is a commonly known game for movie and tv show lovers. I personally suck at it.

Block