I'm convinced Rand is real through repeated interactions. We've had discussions about music and art that showed an understanding I don't believe a bot could have. He frequently makes funny jokes, and understands mine (text, picture and video based), including inside group jokes that have spanned weeks of time between posts.

I'm not sure why they post the way they do, but if I was making a bot I wouldn't make it post in that way. Maybe they need a better keyboard 😂