Smaller content creators with fewer views are generally more genuine.
If I see someone with several thousand views, I'm instantly skeptical. If their channel is part of their work, I pay attention too. I'm fine with AI assisted content as long as there's an actual human behind the keyboard who truly took time to think and used their brain.
Most AI video tools aren't perfect, so you can only spot the most obvious fakes. If someone takes time to edit a fake video, it becomes very hard to detect. The best way to judge is to check the source, the motive, and whether you trust the person who shared it.
Stick to a small circle of trusted people and websites. Skip mainstream news. Small blogs, niche forums, and tiny YouTube channels are often more honest.
Avoid Google for discovery. It's not great anymore. Use DuckDuckGo, Qwant, or Yandex instead. For deeper but less precise results, try Mojeek or Marginalia. Google works okay only if you're searching within one site, like site:reddit.com.
Sometimes, searching in other languages helps find hidden gems with less junk. Use a translator if needed.
Tools like Turnitin or GPTzero don't work well enough to trust. The real issue isn't just detecting AI writing. It's doing it without falsely accusing students. Even a 0.5% false positive rate is too high when someone's academic future is on the line. I'm more concerned about wrongly flagging human-written work than missing AI use. These tools can't explain why they suspect AI. At best, they only catch obvious cases. Ones you'd likely notice yourself anyway.
digdeeper.neocities.org is a fun one.
Guy offers diverse perspectives and opinions on a wide range of topics, from technology and real-life experiences to many others. You should check him out.
A lot of small indie or fan games love to hide on Discord. Got banned? Appeal it on Discord. Wanna submit feedback? Come on over to Discord!
What do they gain from this? Besides making their content impossible to find in search engines, clearly they're optimizing for maximum inconvenience and peak exclusivity. Nothing says "accessible community" like forcing players to re-ask the same questions in a walled-off chat nobody can Google.
Yeah, great point! Sticky posts don't usually get much attention at first, but I've found them really useful as go-to references. Kind of like a 'start here' guide. If I want to dig into something, like a game, tool, or skill, a good stickied post with links and resources saves me so much time. And it's still helpful months later. Honestly, more communities could use them!