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"Apparently, the 'Flat-Earthers' who created the site were really Trolls who planned to attract Round-earthers, and confound them with silly arguments. Instead,
by ejames 17y ago
"Apparently, the 'Flat-Earthers' who created the site were really Trolls who planned to attract Round-earthers, and confound them with silly arguments. Instead, other Trolls showed up and began arguing for both positions."
Wow... I've long been aware of trolls, and of websites frequently visited by trolls, and of subjects that only really serve to attract trolls, but I had never thought of the wheels-within-wheels situation of trolls creating a website on a trollbait topic specifically for the purpose of trolling it themselves.
Truly, the Internet is a monument to human perversity.
- epochwolf 17y agoTruly, the Internet is a monument to human perversity. I figured this out years ago when I discovered most of the internet is porn.
- phaedrus 17y agoAt the risk of being downvoted, I'd like to point out that there's no possible remark or continuation of this line of discussion that will not be downvoted.