Is there any way these followbots could just, y'know, follow each other?
@tcql one little bot/dot at a time
@sargoth They probably actually do from time to time. I wonder if they're generally programmed to ignore handles containing the word bot.
@sargoth That wouldn't actually solve the problem they were designed to solve?
They are here to populate the federated timeline on single user/small instances.
Won't work if they just follow other followbots.
(Granted, followbots are not the ideal solution to this problem, but so it goes.)
@sargoth that's actually a really elegant solution to the problem! i could totally see instances.mastodon.xyz having an optional column for a designated follow bot account
@KitRedgrave *nods encouragingly*
@sargoth A follow bot on botsin.space that only follows follow bots? That would be really fun.
@ultimape botbots *nods*
@sargoth don't they?
@sargoth like those ant spirals, but with bots