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I really dislike it when people describe other people they disagree with as “shills”. It turns it from “I disagree with this person” to “this person is implicit
by ashtonkem 6y ago
I really dislike it when people describe other people they disagree with as “shills”. It turns it from “I disagree with this person” to “this person is implicitly pushing a narrative for nefarious reasons”, which makes the conversation less productive and more toxic.
- BugsJustFindMe 6y agoI'm curious to hear your approach for when people _are_ pushing a narrative for nefarious reasons.
- knolax 6y agoIn my experience, people who are quick to accuse others of shilling are usually actual shills themselves, or arguing for a position for which there are many obvious shill accounts.
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- nocommentguy 6y agoYou can learn to identify literal paid shills by their consistent messaging across distinct forums/media and use of certain rhetorical tactics. For certain subject matters it is practically guaranteed some of the participants are shills. There are a lot more shills on the internet than most people realize.