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All of the examples you've been given are hilariously wrong. 'Shitposting' is a play on the idea that people with non-pc views are 'shitlords.' It grew out of g
by atrendyguy 10y ago
All of the examples you've been given are hilariously wrong. 'Shitposting' is a play on the idea that people with non-pc views are 'shitlords.' It grew out of groups like "Shit Reddit Says" and "Shit 4chan Says" that meant to police language on those sites. tl;dr A "shitpost" is a post that's not politically correct.
- wavefunction 10y agoShitposting is just making terrible posts. That could be posting lame stuff, making the same sort of post that is always made on those sites, or just being a nuisance spamming.
- atrendyguy 10y agoJust like the way pepe the frog changed. The connotations around shitposting changed.
- obstinate 10y agoNoooo. The term shitposting significantly predates SRS. Please see the Know Your Meme entry on it for more info.
- aanm1988 10y agoNo. Shitposting is making terrible posts. Low quality, dumb low effort, etc...