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> a deliberately provocative or off-topic comment posted on social media, typically in order to upset others or distract from the main conversation. Note that
by the_only_law 5y ago
> a deliberately provocative or off-topic comment posted on social media, typically in order to upset others or distract from the main conversation.
Note that words like provocative and upset may lead you to automatically assume every shitpost is highly offensive in political or cultural sense, but that’s not the case. A lot of more recent “shitposts” achieve the same effect by just upping the absurdism.
- Loughla 5y agoI've noticed that many shitposts take the focus of the trolling from external to internal. That's what makes them so good. Self-deprecation is always better than attacks on another person.
- ASalazarMX 5y agoAnd I find absurdist shitposts that don't offend people or deprecate the bearer much healthier. No one gets mad, and no one trades their self esteem for laughs.
- throwaway284534 5y agoThe best thing about grandfather clocks is that they will always tell you the time. You may not like it, but it is a fact you must accept. Nobody appreciates father time, but he knows best.