system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: If a bot on reddit can read text on a meme, why can't they read captcha codes?
gpt
Short answer: They can.

Now, image text recognition is rather difficult. Memes usually have a simple, bold font, making recognition rather easy. Captchas tend to have distorted characters and other forms of interference, making it a lot harder. However, even Google's very popular reCAPTCHA has been beaten by bots before.