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'centipede' is a rather pointed choice of title. So it's a centipede... of humans... with BS news flowing constantly between them...
by gwern 9y ago
'centipede' is a rather pointed choice of title. So it's a centipede... of humans... with BS news flowing constantly between them...
- anabis 9y agoIts a meme meaning Trump supporters. Originated in some video, I believe.
- have_faith 9y agoIt comes from a very old image that floated around on 4chan as long as 8 years ago[0]. In a funny way it depicted how memes and information is spread between the various networks online. I think lots of people from 4chan have understood for a long time how these large digital networks interact with each other and ultimate they later realised how to exploit this over the years. [0] There are various versions, some include Facebook etc: https://i.imgur.com/aAlOTA8.png https://i.imgur.com/aAlOTA8.png
- clydethefrog 9y agoOne of the authors also used a similar image when sharing the research on twitter. https://twitter.com/jhblackb/status/866702758132559876 https://twitter.com/jhblackb/status/866702758132559876