For one, it’s endless, mindless entertainment, as is most of the ‘net. When taken broadly, Salty Bet could be the defining statement on internet id as it has existed up to this point through history. These seem to be people with questionable upbringings-your NeoGAF and Something Awful and Reddit hangers-on-who gather by the several-of-thousands at the nihilistic epicenter of the web, where pantsu and Thriller and an Everything is Terrible! meme of a kid churn in a queasy disarray. The audience cannot directly participate, but they can bet fake money, and jeer “POTATO” at inept bots. Salty Bet is an online fighting game where automated bots battle other bots 24/7. This is Salty Bet’s Dream Cast Casino, the unholy copulation of a 4chan post and a cockfight. This is not a fever-dream of my thirteen year-old nephew. These seem to be people with questionable upbringings-your NeoGAF and Something Awful and Reddit hangers-on
