So after @haikubot detected a haiku possibility in my most recent comment, I ended up rabbit-holing a bit over on it's replies page. The following are some excerpts. This may be the closest I have ever gotten to trolling.
![Unethical.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmRsmmpkMWF3oU3VPpwH2kxDbMBLKnH7grsytdrZWeXxNo/Unethical.png)
So, though most of the comments responding to @haikubot were positive, I struck on a few negative responses to @haikubot. And I responded in haiku.
![man and bot.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmV1pfWGYYauKonAsqJcwLGrcrpGQTFcf7XCZD9CrYSZiU/man%20and%20bot.png)
Some realized the esoteric futility of even responding to such a creature.
![did I do something wrong.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmeZAaGXFVwt8XchNjA275Zbn5C7H9nS3fUsRV4uNKmBxX/did%20I%20do%20something%20wrong.png)
Some seemed confused, this was a chance to introduce them to the concept of a haiku.
![son cheveres.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmc6C5B7okWvTpVveqS1xFqpFmb6BnpMasiWAnVWa9ECSW/son%20cheveres.png)
Haiku's flew from my fingertips, through the keyboard and onto the blockchain.
![haiku-ing the haiku bot.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmegWbVxmNCXRNTk67phRSwaqLY3zrNnZQP2DVBKxSZP95/haiku-ing%20the%20haiku%20bot.png)
I found others motivated to further haiku's by the haiku bot as well!
![self improvement.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmZGyAe5jQm8ZE8qBNZoDxHKXPwNDHs45BhN2vPpT2BvZu/self%20improvement.png)
There is much discussion on steem of late over the nature of bots.
![Garbage in Garbage out.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmNj9tP59oVnXC46zQbZyC6zh8pbeZ2Syy6vWyXZqe6fdu/Garbage%20in%20Garbage%20out.png)
The discussion is both philophical and emotional.
![emotion.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmXdGm7RSd3TsmvDzVx57xopL77cUHzDEbkTSXRmPV3ZoS/emotion.png)
Not all emotions and reactions to the @haikubot are equal in nature or intensity.
![make you smile.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmU14tbBd63XJNnSe88pJH2rQ2GitdEPtJEFKHy7k5icmh/make%20you%20smile.png)
I continued to write and be tickled by my meta-haiku antics.
![recompense.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmSsekicWeypaZgKiS82nVAFQAe3fJGiNZrBWheY5sZsQd/recompense.png)
Each original haiku was different, some good, some bad, some worked, others didn't.
![pray for you.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmbKJ8yiwpfxJZcqb1CrTvqRRB2AbvnfyhoZhUZWdwg9df/pray%20for%20you.png)
I started feeling sad for @haikubot. It could only mindlessly repeat, never create.
![flowers not bots.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmQ5yoi5yM6a2gK4UfGhKek1iVjjgEt5MYiD453SG1YrMT/flowers%20not%20bots.png)
It was often treated poorly, even if only in jest.
![17 would fit.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmPBziAmBESBYa15BZfm728GhhHdYnsBQoTUB7YeuVjGp6/17%20would%20fit.png)
Does how we treat bots reflect on who we are as humans?
![what is great.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmaWt14WWz1nQuFNV1vqcQfE1ubuBhRtKp5aHBze84TCGZ/what%20is%20great.png)
Then I saw it. The convergence of the bots.
![bot on bot action.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmfSF222AUs7KtzQFxMsQQ2hfEW22U7PpKZkp6ezgKsgh1/bot%20on%20bot%20action.png)
I now believe it.
Its true and happening here.
On Steem, the future.
![bots on bots 2.png](https://steemitimages.com/640x0/https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmShv9sHrEz1bo62vR73UKgvhx6eSvenufVMUuF3CQH8cE/bots%20on%20bots%202.png)
This was a weird night, and a weird post. I'm sure I will wake up to many weird replies on my own comments.
Blessings to All!
'Tis hilarious
Your post made me LOL
I like haiku bot
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It is tragedy
It does not appear before
Its legions of fans
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I have noticed this,
When I wrote lots of haikus,
4 of 92.
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Maybe it only does it when it thinks we don't know it's a haiku?
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I think it might be
on a heroku server
and not check all posts.
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How clever you are!
I almost did not notice
Your tricky trick there ;p
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I am very sneaky. 😉
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want some fun? just give it a go, make us all smile; off to work you go!
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@haikubot wake up man!
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HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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now you are just mean. Not wanting to play along. I quit you will see.
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Don't quit! Not you @snook!
I want to keep you around
this goofy blockchain.
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I thought this post weird,
but then I start to enjoy
the haikus galore
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Galore! What a word!
I haven't heard it in years.
For reading, three cheers :)
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No fair, yours rhymes too!
Truly a master at work.
I am put to shame.
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Don't you be ashamed.
I'm proud to haiku with you.
Rhyming's just bonus.
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want some fun? just give it a go, make us all smile; off to work you go!
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Oh. My. Gosh. This is amazing. I appreciate the valuable work that went into this, lol seriously. I first discovered the haiku bot thru @ameliabartlett. Amelia, you have to check this out. 🤣
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Thank you! I knew that
some artistic soul would see
this and goshify. ;p
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This is a great study on haikubot. I love the bot and I even have my own awesome unintentional haiku.
I used a slinky
To imprison guys like it
Was the Phantom Zone
-- wholeself-in
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LOL God bless you, I too have defended @haikubot but not haiku form!
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It is an absolute pleasure to be a pleasure :)
I'm so happy this could bring a bit of joy into your life, it was quite a night for me ;p
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I am aghast that
this comment, now going back
two months, is hidden.
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Bwa hahhahaaaa yes, and thank fuck they've fucked off for now :)
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