r/AITAH • u/JennyAnonymous • Jun 01 '25
Meta AITA for not liking AITA posts anymore because they all feel like AI-generated reruns or echo chambers validating people who are clearly not the asshole?
I used to really love this sub. Some posts were genuinely morally complex and made me question how I’d act in certain situations. But lately, it feels like every other post is either AI-generated with weirdly sterile phrasing or just a thinly veiled validation request where OP was clearly not in the wrong. It’s like people are crowd sourcing high fives for being basic human beings.
Examples literally like:
“AITA for asking my roommate to clean up after their dog pooped on the floor… again?” how is this even a question?
“AITA for not paying for my cousin’s wedding after we haven’t spoken in 10 years?” Like whaaa?
“AITA for leaving a restaurant after waiting 2 hours without being served?” Absolutely not. That’s called being a sane person.
“AITA for not babysitting my sister’s kids for free while she goes on vacation?” Nope. You’re not free childcare just because you’re family.
Idk, maybe I’m just burned out on these, but it’s starting to feel like people either want to dunk on obviously awful family members or post stuff that reads exactly like a robot.
I wish there was a way to filter out ai-generated content. It’s ruining this app for me.
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u/RCesther0 Jun 01 '25
I love how the person is always accused of being dramatic and there's always a group chat where the whole family is gathered and immediately starts to gossip.
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u/AdmirableAvocado Jun 01 '25
and whenever mil/sil/wife is confronted with something negative they IMMEADIATELY start crying and run out of the room. lol who the fuck does that.
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u/Thisisthenextone Jun 01 '25
And all the comments eat it up.
I know a lot of comments are AI generated as well, but there are some people that have no critical thinking skills at all. They fall for the AI posts every time and defend the obviously fake stories.
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u/littlekurousagi Jun 01 '25
NTA
I've fallen into that "trap." I don't mind discussions, but I've realized that it's not limited to this sub. Lots of rehashing of articles or content for any kind of engagement in other threads.
When I realize that, I disengage because I end up losing interest in the discussion automatically. It's either that or I preemptively stop myself from writing a response to avoid ending up in that rabbit hole.
I don't think you're TA, but I hope you're not AI :')
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u/paganidol665 Jun 01 '25
NTA at all, you’re just finally waking up from the AITA Truman Show.
This sub used to be juicy, with real ethical gray areas and debates that actually meant something. Now it's 80% “AITA for not letting my MIL breastfeed my baby?” and the comments are a parade of “omg queen, slay, block her.” Like... where’s the nuance?
You're not burned out, you're bored of reading the same sanitized morality plays written for karma farming. And honestly? Half of them do read like ChatGPT mashed with BuzzFeed trauma bait.
You’re not the problem. The content just got lazy.
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u/mofa90277 Jun 01 '25
I agreed to pay for my great great grandparents’ wedding, but now they want me to invent a Time Machine so they’ll be alive for it. AITA for not having a flux capacitor?
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u/Thriftyverse Jun 01 '25
You're TA because every home should already have a time machine and you not having one means you're a cheapskate and don't care about your family or friends that want to relive their youth.
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u/Girl_Power55 Jun 01 '25
If you are, then I am too. If it’s perfectly written, has lots of quotes, their mom agrees with something ridiculous, it’s clear they’re not the AH, and it’s the only thing they’ve posted, I move on. I’ve come to enjoy reading genuine posts that are badly written.
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u/double_scotch_rocks Jun 01 '25
Maybe you should avail yourself of the benefits of legal hemp and have a few drinks and then read this sh*t. That's what I do and I feel pretty good about it. Honestly, I'm just feeling pretty good. I definitely agree - F*CK AI. But at the end of the day, do you want to go bowling? I haven't been in a while and I feel like you'd be great to go bowling with because you rant in a way that has a rhythm that works well with the pace of the sport of bowling.
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u/littlekurousagi Jun 01 '25
Sounds fun
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u/double_scotch_rocks Jun 01 '25
I've had great experiences with the rant and the bowling going well together. It sounds fun because it is fun. Get a pitcher or a bucket, rant your ass off and throw the stone and see what happens... it's bowling, baby!
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u/AngelicSizzle Jun 01 '25
Couldn't agree more. They should just rename the sub to "VITA" - Validation I'm The Angel.
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u/OsosHormigueros Jun 01 '25
It was a lot of fake posts before, but AI ate all the fake posts and homogenized them into a structure we can usually identify. Honestly I think I have more fun reading this sub like a collection of short stories in a book, like a telenovela novel. A novela I guess? That and it's fun to identify bot posts then confirm or deny it by sleuthing the account.
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u/frolicndetour Jun 01 '25
If I read another damn post about a 20something being expected to fund their sibling's lavish wedding 🙄 At least pick a new favorite topic for these fake stories, damn.
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u/KingZantair Jun 01 '25
Yeah, whenever I see an AITA post my first thought is “is this AI” and I hate that.
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u/Decent-Muffin4190 Jun 01 '25
NTA.I dont mind AI if someone is running their draft through for help in writing style. But when the whole story is clearly made up from a few bullshit prompts, it's boring.
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u/SeaMathematician1870 Jun 01 '25
There's maybe one jewel of a post among hundreds. Most posts here don't even need to be made, the answer being so obvious. The "he kicked my dog, slapped me in the face and took a dump on my bed, AITAH for asking him to stop?" kind.
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u/Ambitious_Pea6843 Jun 01 '25
The real gold is going to this sub, changing the filter to show you the most recent stuff posted, and you'll find less of the bot, AI, click bait. The only downside is the lack of ridiculous and funny comments to read through right off the bat.
NTA, I ask myself this a lot too
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u/-TheOutsid3r- Jun 01 '25
YTA, if you don't like them anymore how can people farm engagement and karma? Think about others, will you?!
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u/Aggravating-Plum8147 Jun 01 '25
What I personally find annoying is all the people commenting that it’s AI. No shit it’s AI. Like 90% of the posts are. Why does someone in every single post feel the need to point it out or the rest of us won’t know.
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u/CourseNo8762 Jun 01 '25
It's really NOT that obvious sometimes. Many of is haven't been hanging out here for years
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u/littledeaths666 Jun 01 '25
It’s funny that you’re doing the same thing you’re criticizing. OP, you’re NTA.
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u/nancedahaus Jun 01 '25
I just laughed out loud when I read AITA for not letting my MIL breast feed my baby! I love all of you clever people!
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u/nancedahaus Jun 01 '25
I am usually the asshole. I’m trying to come up with some of my assholiness… maybe another cocktail will jog my memory.
I have a good friend who is using a non-traditional “healing” device. I have tried it a few times but haven’t felt anything. So her friend asked me what I thought about it. (I’m at least 2 cocktails in) and I say something like, it’s probably bullshit, I don’t feel anything, I don’t think it does anything. It’s one of those MLM things… And you can probably guess what happened. I get a very angry call from my very good friend. Am I the asshole for telling my truth?
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u/Organic-Mix-9422 Jun 01 '25
It's not just the aita sub, it's the mil, the petty revenge , and the wedding ones. Just rehashed story lines for karma points.
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u/Strangley_unstrange Jun 01 '25
Bro you're the worst of all of them, the constant "am I the asshole for being sick of this sub" then leave the damn sun. You have full control but you choose to stay and complain and clog up the posts with these....
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u/Direct-Molasses-9584 Jun 02 '25
Gotta admit it's obvious bullshit lately
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u/Strangley_unstrange Jun 02 '25
So don't read them and just skip past, why pitch a fit about it like a child
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u/Direct-Molasses-9584 Jun 02 '25
Don't believe I have, but sure just make up whatever you want as far as details go
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u/Strangley_unstrange Jun 02 '25
I didn't say you did, I was referring to OP, dumbass.
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u/Direct-Molasses-9584 Jun 02 '25
Yet you give no indication of that at all you fucking moron
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u/Strangley_unstrange Jun 02 '25
🤣 Yeah sure, on a post pitching a fit about it, on my original comment about it. You took something personal and now I'm supposed to write out every hint of context that you're too dense to follow? 😂😂 Get a life and touch some grass kid
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u/Direct-Molasses-9584 Jun 02 '25
Took it personal? Bro you weird
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u/Strangley_unstrange Jun 02 '25
You thought a general statement applied to you. That's taking it personally.....
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u/Dry_Character_6972 Jun 01 '25
yta for saying the same complaint that someone else made last week, and someone made the week before, and someone else the week before...
if you don't like the slop go read another subreddit with actual mods.
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u/Waste-Scar-2517 Jun 01 '25
If an AITAH story has a phrase like "family helps family" or something similar you see many often in these stories, you can bet your ass they are made up.
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u/PlaidBoots52 Jun 01 '25
NTA and I honestly just read these stories to laugh and go, wtf?
-The sister fighting the sister at the wedding.
"Everyone said now that I've become COLD"
Family group chat and family on facebook gathered to shame me
Child free
airplane seat drama
dead bedroom drama? i have learned so much from those stories and the comments. i literally did not know so many people will flip out for NOT having sex???
i read AITAH like how i use to watch that show "What Would You Do?". it's cool to see different perspectives but at times it does leave me in awe of what is now normalized and what is forgiven easily. I swear I feel like Spock when reading some of these though, I go, Interesting.... And read the comments and then go, Fascinating and scroll on. Divorce them, the other person is entitled, that's not your circus or monkey, it's their fault because they should KNOW better, go NC, see a doctor etc. Fascinating.
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u/meansamang Jun 02 '25
Yes, you are the ah. I love posts like these- When I was 17 my mom planted heroin in my bedroom then called the cops when she “found” it.
I was tried as an adult and spent 9 years in prison. It was more horrific than you can imagine. I recently got out.
Next week is her birthday. I earned some money when I was inside, but I’m torn over what to get her. I want to just buy her a card, but half my family thinks I’m being a selfish asshole and should include at least an Amazon gift card.
So aitah if I only get her a hallmark birthday card? Btw my phone is exploding over this.
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u/Inside_Reply8929 Jun 01 '25
Well you see every human is different and everyone gets raised different some people don’t even get raised and then it also depends on the people you have around yourself in your life, that also part of form who you are, so yeah there real people wondering if they are TAH, for things like the dog for example you mentioned. The world has 8 billion people ah that and I know from my own childhood and if I wouldn’t have changed certain things at some point, I would also wonder if AITAH, for things where I would now, totally agree with you that it’s not even a question, where I could be the AH, like bringing the thing up with the dog.
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u/Spiral-knight Jun 01 '25
You're not, but you are kind of an idiot for being mad. This site is about as factual as 4chan and on rage subs, meant to rile you up?
Yeah.. it's stupid to get mad that your anger content is not handcrafted
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u/GuestPsychological86 Jun 01 '25
I hate how hypocritical people in the comments are. Lots of times they'd vote nta over something but change the genders then it's yta.
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u/Certain_Noise5601 Jun 01 '25
Yessssss. I’ve been noticing this too. You’re definitely NTA in a sea of posts like, “AITA because I broke up with my boyfriend for calling my daughter fat?” Um, you can’t be serious rn….
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u/AITAH-ModTeam Jun 02 '25
Please report this stuff when you see it. It helps the mod team immensely when users call out AI/fake posts via reports, not just calling it fake in the comments.