this post was submitted on 17 Oct 2024
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Ye Power Trippin' Bastards
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So I am reading it, and I guess I am dull, but the description sounds like just "trolling" would work. And I look at the cartoon, and I don't see the sea lion as being ingenious. I mean, the dude brought it up, the sea lion is calling him out on it.
So the fact I don't get it, even after the toon, explains how I got in trouble for sealioning because the comic doesn't seem like the seal is the bad guy. But the description is just trolling. So I don't know the reason for the new term. I think trolling suffices.
EDIT: Fuck. Now everyone is going to think I'm sealioning because of this comment, aren't they? lol sigh...
I think the sea lion in the comic is being criticized for being overly persistent in demanding evidence and a debate with people who never wanted to discuss anything with him. But yeah it’s a bit weird because they start the interaction by publicly criticizing the sea lion, so of course he wants to defend himself. And while it’s obviously over the line to pursue people demanding they debate you about something, that’s not really a thing that happens in online discourse—it’s easy enough to just ignore someone. So I’ve never found it a concept that makes much sense to me.
Thank you! Because online we can just block someone. I was beginning to think I was crazy on thinking people were overusing it. So thanks, friend!