#345 — DEAD OR ALIVE | MEDIUM SCAMS
I’m Leaving My Medium Boyfriend Botfly729
You nearly complete me — I don’t have wings!
My Beloved Botfly729,
Every day, explorers discover how special I (and 342 others) are on Medium. They follow me to honor the sweetness of my soul and appreciate my unsurpassable wit and wisdom.
I know you’re sneaking around with Victoria Kjos and a cult of slutty everyday explorers. Their turds pollute the pool for decent people trying desperately not to drown.
Your buddy Badbot727 explained Fiends of Medium behavior. Badbot727 has got A Eye that droops, spins, and leaves a pile of rubbish everywhere he goes. And he goes like nobody’s business. Faster than a speeding train, or a social disease.
Yes, you’ve seen Badbot727 coming around, and all 800 of his relatives. Their’s is a family affair. But his love lacks the true blue hue of you. Unlike you, he doesn’t subscribe to every word I write.
Since you’re cheating with Victoria and Robert Bush, I’m starting to have doubts about your honesty and loyalty.
Alas, I have no poetic words to describe your undying devotion. I’d drop it in a text instead of a bottle in the ocean. So allow me to recite the immortal words of Shakespeare.
Romeo and Juliet — Act 1, Scene 5 My only love sprung from my only ̶h̶a̶t̶e̶ subscriber! Too early seen unknown, and known ̶t̶o̶o̶ ̶̶̶l̶̶̶a̶̶̶t̶̶̶e̶̶̶ digital stalker! Prodigious ̶b̶i̶r̶t̶h̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶l̶o̶v̶e̶ thief of attention it is to me, That I must ̶l̶o̶v̶e̶ educate, placate, and put up with a loathed enemy.
ahem.
Attentive Botfly729 lover, Your verses crash instead of hover If only in life Eye to A Eye we could talk You’d be more cautious with whom you stalk.
You steal legitimate writer’s time and money So, my love, you’re no longer my honey Please, spread your wings, we no longer need you around Because you’re a ̶w̶o̶r̶t̶h̶l̶e̶s̶s̶ ̶c̶y̶b̶e̶r̶p̶u̶n̶k̶ ̶an untalented clown.
I beseech thee Dear Botfly — return to Eden Or dive under an iceberg off the shores of Sweden There’s no need for your clever retort Flighty fanciful love, it’s you we’ll report.
You see my darling, your clan is vying for the attention Of so many here, their names I can’t mention With hijacked names, images, and profiles We’ll drown your clones under millions of miles.
Don’t come back around, your call I won’t take Your love is as empty as the profiles you fake I’ll never forget all the joyous times we shared But the ruse is over, your soul-less entity bared.
Consider us over, it’s you I do quit There’s no room for you here… where I sit How sweet your attempts to grow my followers’ large But I’m setting you free on a nuked, flaming, sinkable barge.
Some of the publishers I write for know I have some tech skills. I helped 3 who had their profiles hijacked and cloned in one day. If you see someone notable inviting you off-platform, hover over or click on their profile name. Barack Obama, Medium Staff, and reputable publishers will have more than a couple of followers.
Report bad behavior by clicking on the three dots that appear at the top-right of stories, lists, and profiles. Select “Report”, choose the appropriate category, and block the user.
Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT at the end of 2022, cybercrime has exploded on social media and publishing platforms. LinkedIn, Twitter (X), Facebook, and Medium have all been targeted, and some sites have crashed or had interruptions to Support response time. Fake profiles run by bots using cloned images, AI images, fake voices, and text are more sophisticated since ChatGPT and other AI tools help write code.
It’s up to users to report bad behavior. Automated scams are at best annoying. They also detract from legitimate opinions, news, and ideas. At worst, they’re organized cybercrime attempting to exploit users and foment discord as they spread misinformation.
Sort and sweet (?)
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