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My current approach to the Reddit game is reportmaxxing. I'll make innocent-sounding comments with subtle triggers that will enrage some people, then pretend I

My current approach to the Reddit game is reportmaxxing. I'll make innocent-sounding comments with subtle triggers that will enrage some people, then pretend I have no idea what they're talking about in their furious replies, politely winding them up this way in our back-and-forth until they say something rash that I can report them for. If I can frustrate them enough to make a violent threat, that's usually enough to get their account permanently banned. And then I win. I got an account with an 11-year history wiped out the other day, that's my high score so far. Good times.

callalex 4y ago
An accurate summary of your comment is “making people upset makes me happy” and I just want to make sure you’re aware of that.
- thunderclaps 4y ago
  I like to think of it as freeing them from the conversational prison that is Reddit. As such, I'm essentially doing them a favour. If I didn't find this so personally enjoyable, it would be a wholly selfless act.
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- giardini 4y ago
  There must be bots that do this. I need to look through that old Cambridge Analytica code (or use ChatGPT 4).
rationalist 4y ago
That sounds like trolling.
nocsi 4y ago
I’ve seen a lot of people doing this across many platforms now. It’s the equivalent of baiting someone into punching you then calling the cops
ux-app 4y ago
as the kids say these days: you need to touch grass my dude :)
maccam94 4y ago
This is called dog whistling, and is frequently used to subtly spread racist and fascist views. If you're not doing that, arguing in bad faith is a waste of everyone's time and provides no value to the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_%28politics%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_%28politics%29
- red-iron-pine 4y ago
  Once again we reflexively make it about race. It's basically Goodwin-ing a thread at this point. Parent poster could just be an asshole trolling people.

callalex 4y ago

An accurate summary of your comment is “making people upset makes me happy” and I just want to make sure you’re aware of that.

thunderclaps 4y ago
I like to think of it as freeing them from the conversational prison that is Reddit. As such, I'm essentially doing them a favour. If I didn't find this so personally enjoyable, it would be a wholly selfless act.
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giardini 4y ago
There must be bots that do this. I need to look through that old Cambridge Analytica code (or use ChatGPT 4).

rationalist 4y ago

That sounds like trolling.

nocsi 4y ago

I’ve seen a lot of people doing this across many platforms now. It’s the equivalent of baiting someone into punching you then calling the cops

ux-app 4y ago

as the kids say these days: you need to touch grass my dude :)

maccam94 4y ago

This is called dog whistling, and is frequently used to subtly spread racist and fascist views. If you're not doing that, arguing in bad faith is a waste of everyone's time and provides no value to the world. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_%28politics%29 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog_whistle_%28politics%29

red-iron-pine 4y ago
Once again we reflexively make it about race. It's basically Goodwin-ing a thread at this point. Parent poster could just be an asshole trolling people.