What was your weirdest experience with corporate-owned social networks? (plus paste your story in ChatGPT with the prompt "Re-write this story as a digital gothic story: ...") - eviltoast

I’m really fascinated by the digital gothic genre recently. Maybe you are in the mood for a little funny challenge. Excited to read the results :D

  • d3Xt3r@lemmy.nz
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    #t3h Ph4nToM oF d00m

    In the gloomy chasms of 4chan, on a fog-shrouded evening of October 12th, 2006, an ethereal spectre named Katy emerged from the abyss of the /a/ board, whispering tales of a cursed anime named Naruto. The ghostly wail identified her as “t3h Ph4nToM oF d00m”, a tormented soul trapped in the perpetual randomness of the digital netherworld.

    "hi every1 im ancient!!! holds up haunted spork once they called me katy but now, t3h Ph4nToM oF d00m haunts these realms!!! lol…as u can feel, I am a spectral enigma!!! I am drawn to this cursed land, seeking other damned souls like me ^_^… I was trapped here when I was but 13 (though time has no meaning for me now!!) I forever watch Invader Zim in the dark with my phantom companion (we are both bound, if u can’t bear it, flee while you can) it’s our eternal torment!!! because it’s SOOOO enigmatic!!! she too is lost in this void but we seek more like us =) like they whisper, misery loves company!!! lol…neways I hope 2 haunt many souls here, so leave me many cursed relics!!!

    DOOOOOMMMM!!! <— me bein spectral again ^_^ hehe…farewell!!!

    love and cobwebs,
    t3h Ph4nToM oF d00m"

    As the curse spread, digital footprints of “t3h Ph4nToM 0F d00m” started appearing in the darkest corners of the web. Bewitched profiles arose on Gaia Online, and whispered legends of her haunted tale seeped into sites like the Island Troll Tribes Forums and Facepunch Forums. Soon, summoning rituals began, echoing her cursed story in games like League of Legends.

    YouTubers, risking their digital souls, started performing her tale, forever binding them to her spectral realm. To this day, they say mentioning “holds up haunted spork” might summon her digital apparition. Beware, for Katy’s legacy is now an eternal part of the haunted web, a digital spectre forever echoing in the annals of cyberspace.

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      Soon, summoning rituals began, echoing her cursed story in games like League of Legends.

      Favorite line. Really fun ghost story. Could use a little less internet phrases and word salad for my taste (I also think I don’t get many of the references lol).