Spyke
lemmy.zip

Anons grandfather is extremely based

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lemmy.world

Anon’s grandfather should know there’s a human at the other end of all internet interactions and they deserve some respect too.

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This is a pretty common style of humor among older people IRL, I feel like? The problem isn't that he isn't thinking of them as people, the problem is that since they can't see him laugh at their reaction they never get let in on the joke, which is an important part of the difference between joking and trolling.

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lemmy.zip

Eh, sounds like he is just doing some harmless trolling, I dont think that's disrespectful. Basically the internet equivalent of a prank

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lemmy.ca

Yeah, this sounds like Ken M style pranking. Just playing the fool for some laughs. No one gets hurt, and some people might get a fun story out of it. This is what pranks are supposed to be.

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lemmy.ca

Thank you! I don't think I'd seen all of those. This one has always been my fave:

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Asafumreply
feddit.nl

Thanks for sharing that, i've never seen that one! Ken M is a gem lol

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Absolutely! He's just got this special sort of naivety that I find hilarious.

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I haven't seen anything new in years. This one has to be at least a good 5 to 10 years old, as I think it may have been among the first I'd ever seen.

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refaloreply
programming.dev

No one gets hurt

Depending on what was said, misinformation can absolutely cause harm, either directly or indirectly.

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Hall monitors are the most unlikable people on earth

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Clentreply
lemmy.world

Yeah. Being an asshole is easy.

The first troll didn't know the term troll. It's not a unique idea.

Trolling to get a rise out of upsetting people has been linked to mental illness.

Some trolls are just shit communicators and are too stupid to recognize the wake of their discourse. Gramps doesn't appear to be one of those.

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refaloreply
programming.dev

except I like being trolled too. not everyone thinks the same

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Ajenreply
sh.itjust.works

So maybe it's less about treating people they way you want to be treated, and more about treating people they way they want to be treated?

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Are you assuming my emotional reaction to any of this?

Sounds like you've got a case of the stupids.

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It's amazing how often people assume behavior like trolling started with the Internet. That shit has been around forever.

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Bob
feddit.nl

This one's a classic, and I reread it with the same feeling as I get listening to a song I like.

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niftyreply
lemmy.world

Am I stupid or this not from two years ago? Your post made it sound like it was from 2002 or something

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Bobreply

Oh, so it is, haha. The date's in the screenshot. I was under the impression it's much older though!

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Fake and gay. In celebration of gay month! (Also a day or 2 set aside for black people at some point)

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