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A very splendid example of deliberate obtuseness, sir/madam. I hereby grant you the degree of Doctor of Internet Trolling, with all the rights, privileges and h

A very splendid example of deliberate obtuseness, sir/madam. I hereby grant you the degree of Doctor of Internet Trolling, with all the rights, privileges and honors thereto pertaining. A very nice parchment is coming in the mail – you can display it proudly beside your many collected downvotes.

freehunter 14y ago
Trolling? I put "kill" in scare quotes for a reason... the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention.
- danilocampos 14y ago
  It's all good, homie. Don't gild the lily. You've already hit the home run by comparing the very real, very brutal killings of blacks, gays, and other minorities at the hands of actual, real lynch mobs to silly Internet jerkoffery. And car engines! Let your masterpiece speak for itself.
  - koide 14y ago
    Sorry to intrude, but http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kill http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kill makes the OP's a valid observation. Digital lynch mobs certainly can defeat or in extreme cases put an end to an organization. Now, OP's edit comparing the digital killing to the actual, life ending, killing is indeed unfortunate.
    - freehunter 14y ago
      Is it any worse than calling an argument a "flame war"? Or arguments saying that if corporations are people, there should be a corporate death penalty? I wasn't comparing digital death to real life death. Those words we put into my mouth; I never made that argument. I even used scare quotes to hint that it's a word being used out of traditional context. It's possible to have real-life terms translate into digital concepts without necessarily implying the 1:1 correlation that some have assumed. When my mouse dies it doesn't mean I've committed animal abuse, it just means I need to recharge the batteries. I just like to have interesting discussions. That's why we're all here.
      - koide 14y ago
        > I was arguing that a "lynch mob" can and does exist on the Internet. Like the parent said, lynch mobs harass and sometimes kill people. This is what I mean for a bit unfortunate, because it obviously refers to actual death. The argument, of digital lynch mobs being able to heavily damage (which is one definition of kill) corporations or people, I agree with.

freehunter 14y ago

Trolling? I put "kill" in scare quotes for a reason... the use of words expressing something other than their literal intention.

danilocampos 14y ago
It's all good, homie. Don't gild the lily. You've already hit the home run by comparing the very real, very brutal killings of blacks, gays, and other minorities at the hands of actual, real lynch mobs to silly Internet jerkoffery. And car engines! Let your masterpiece speak for itself.
- koide 14y ago
  Sorry to intrude, but http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kill http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kill makes the OP's a valid observation. Digital lynch mobs certainly can defeat or in extreme cases put an end to an organization. Now, OP's edit comparing the digital killing to the actual, life ending, killing is indeed unfortunate.
  - freehunter 14y ago
    Is it any worse than calling an argument a "flame war"? Or arguments saying that if corporations are people, there should be a corporate death penalty? I wasn't comparing digital death to real life death. Those words we put into my mouth; I never made that argument. I even used scare quotes to hint that it's a word being used out of traditional context. It's possible to have real-life terms translate into digital concepts without necessarily implying the 1:1 correlation that some have assumed. When my mouse dies it doesn't mean I've committed animal abuse, it just means I need to recharge the batteries. I just like to have interesting discussions. That's why we're all here.
    - koide 14y ago
      > I was arguing that a "lynch mob" can and does exist on the Internet. Like the parent said, lynch mobs harass and sometimes kill people. This is what I mean for a bit unfortunate, because it obviously refers to actual death. The argument, of digital lynch mobs being able to heavily damage (which is one definition of kill) corporations or people, I agree with.