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Does anyone else notice an uptick of extreme troll accounts? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by ettyblatant@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I swear, ~~every time~~ most of the time I see someone being particularly rude, ignorant, and inappropriate on a post (usually political in origin, or they swing it to being political) I click on their profile and see it has been created that same day.

They are only there to sow discord. Only to piss people off. Idk if we can just report them (for what?) but I'd like to try exposing them before responding and interacting..

I am guilty of gobbling up the bait. I've started looking at profiles of people that piss me off exceptionally and noticed they're burner bot loser accounts.

I guess i just want to say I've noticed it!

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[–] FriendBesto@lemmy.ml 11 points 7 months ago (2 children)

You are really proving his point, eh? Or are you being silly and trolling him? I seriously cannot tell.

[–] wuphysics87@lemmy.ml 5 points 7 months ago

Could be genuine. People with a skewed mental filter don't like to be reminded by someone with an upright one

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world -1 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Not trolling per se, more like an experiment.

I agree with OP that I'm sick of brain dead people picking some random bullshit to engage in. But clearly lemmy as a community has lost the ability to "don't feed the troll". Or in other words, lemmings get just as angry against the random bullshit as the random bullshitter is angry for his random bullshit.

The correct response to my post should have been "that's probably satire". Instead lemmy went 😡😡😡

[–] MBM@lemmings.world 3 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The correct response to my post should have been “that’s probably satire”.

Isn't that what both replies basically say?

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world -2 points 7 months ago

Both replies, but not the downvotes

[–] CosmicCleric@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago (1 children)

The correct response to my post should have been “that’s probably satire”. Instead lemmy went 😡😡😡

But at the end of the day, how do you truly know, either way?

Especially when people don't label it as such with a /s.

[–] Cryophilia@lemmy.world -2 points 7 months ago

Understanding context is a skill that has atrophied in younger generations. Reading comprehension is not really being taught in school anymore.