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Flat earthers are trolls, but they are very useful trolls. They give kids great examples of things like falsifiability and scientific method.

• simonh 8y ago
  It may be difficult to believe but while there may be a lot of FE trolls, there are also a significant number of true believers.
  • Freak_NL 8y ago
    It's trolling taken to its logical extreme: you literally cannot tell whether someone posting flat-earth 'facts' is a troll or not online. The behaviour of the acolyte and the troll is identical. Only when you meet these people in real life is there a fair chance of sounding them out to discover if they are just playing along or are actually convinced of whatever conspiracy is being peddled. I would expect most trolls keep their flat-earth proselytizing strictly as an online activity. But they do seem to exist (the true believers that is).
    • AlexTWithBeard 8y ago
      Ah, ye goode olde Poe's law: without a clear indicator of the author's intent, it is impossible to create a parody of extreme views... that cannot be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of the parodied views.