Into the Ronaldo-verse: sludge of content is eating up sport and the adults are to blame | Barney Ronay
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Into the Ronaldo-verse: sludge of content is eating up sport and the adults are to blame | Barney Ronay
"More widely the Ronaldo robot purge is very disappointing. For the past few years I have watched his follower number tick up, seen it as a measure of human ultimacy, like the Space Race or the 100m world record, proof that we as a species can still be grea"
A satirical pitch uses absurd imagery about a backpack that “hates” the buyer, olive oil consumption, and sports and internet culture references. It claims a bot purge removed millions of Instagram followers attributed to Cristiano Ronaldo, describing them as non-sentient code-droids. It questions what “real” means for accounts and labels, then proposes those removed followers as “up for grabs.” The pitch offers a “robot safe space” tailored to robots’ needs, while also joking about health claims and an undefined persona with “hyper-rich mega dad-ness.” It frames the purge as disappointing and treats follower counts as proof of human greatness.
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