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What is authoritarianism? I am new to politics please educate me
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealioning
Don't you love when the wikipedia article is just a webcomic reference? That's why you have to use the wiki page for it, it's a cumbersome overly online term for people familiar with Wondermark.
Imagine using this in regular conversation or making an XKCD reference. I find you people quite embarrassing tbqhbbq famalama
The thing trolls never seem to understand is that it doesn't matter if you're being facetious or serious. Nobody cares whether you're actually serious about whatever absurdity you spew. The function of a troll is not to communicate or convey anything worthwhile. It's just humor below the level of a fart joke where you try to piss people off and laugh at them for being pissed off. And it's not even clever. It's just stupid. An effective troll would be nearly undetectable and ride the Poe's Law line so well that others retain at least some amount of doubt.
The thing you'll never understand is nobody gives a shit about what people who read Wondermark think. Have a nice day.
That's literally the only comic from Wondermark I've ever seen and it was after I saw the term used a lot. That it originated with a comic doesn't mean everyone who uses the term reads the comic. You assume too much.
Did I say you were their biggest fans?? 🤷♂️ My point stands. Besides, the comic is incoherent and you're not even using it correctly lol? I'm not one of the parties being discussed. I am not an authoritarian in question lmfao. It's an imaginary concept
You're sealioning about sealioning now.
Okay...? Now you're just posting random shit.
Holy shit dude stop feeding the troll
Yeah like what ?
It's a reaction image. You need to stop filtering everything through your alien fucking language about trolling and shit. None of that shit is real.
I'm imagining you finding out about Socratic questions and trying to tell people to look up sealioning on their phone.
Oh no, an angry troll wielding the power of nonsense! This is the most boring souls-like game I've ever played.
This isn't a video game, you have a vocabulary of terms to justify sinking into delusion instead of processing unfamiliar ideas. It doesn't take any anger or energy in particular to respond online.
You're all blustering because you're too stupid to actually read what I posted in the article. That doesn't bother me. Look at all of you bellowing about how I'm evil and whatnot. You're perturbed beyond belief that I don't care that you got all worked up over my statements.
Ooh, a rant! "No seriously, guys, I don't care what you think! I'll keep telling you just to make sure you understand! I'll respond again just to make sure!"
You're really killing it here. Put me in my place. I'm jealous of a rando on the Internet who thinks his life is so good that he has to tell other people that they're jealous.
I'm just here wasting the time of a troll and letting him spin out in rants and non sequiturs. Keep going. I'm sure you'll convince us you don't care with more effort.
I didn't say anything about forum rules. Upvotes are irrelevant. And yes, I'm wasting your time, apparently quite successfully, and with your apparent eagerness too. Keep wasting your time. Keep writing like a middle school kid bragging about how his dad can beat up someone else's dad. I'm sure you'll get that jealousy and respect you think you deserve. I'll just be here dying every second.
Is sealioning mentioned in the rules? I hadn't checked.
I think this is hilarious. I'm talking to someone who acts like a kid who thinks they just invented being obnoxious on the internet.
If you don't want respect then you're terrible at acting like it. People who don't care what others think don't brag anonymously and call randos jealous when they don't know anything concrete about you to be jealous of other than your weak trolling.
I'm guessing if you have an ex-wife, she probably complains about you. This is literally the first time I've commented in this community but you think I'm a regular. You're great at reading people. Keep it up! You'll get there someday...maybe...
This isn't Reddit, in case you hadn't noticed.
Do you read fortunes? There isn't enough context in our brief exchange for you to know anything meaningful about me. You really like the shadowbox with straw men.
I'm so mad! This is just awful. Some Dunning-Kruger University graduate is schooling me in how awesome his life is! Make your money writing whatever bullshit you want. Even trolls have to eat, especially when they're bad at bridge guarding. Tell Chat GPT I said hi next time you "write" an article.