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[-] Stillhart@lemm.ee 8 points 10 months ago

Did the definition of "trolls" suddenly change or is this author just using it wrong? Corporate astroturfing? Sure that makes sense. Corporate trolling? Not sure I get the point of that.

[-] sabreW4K3@lemmy.tf 4 points 10 months ago

I think the editor was absent that day.

[-] millie@beehaw.org 1 points 10 months ago

One meaning of the verb 'troll' is to misrepresent reality to provoke some sort of reaction. Usually the desired reaction is related to frustration or confusion, but it doesn't necessarily have to be.

Like, there were certainly things that were worth a bunch of points on Game of Trolls that were less connected to making people angry than to getting them to believe you.

[-] Stillhart@lemm.ee 0 points 10 months ago

I've never heard of "Game of Trolls". Guess I'm OOTL

[-] millie@beehaw.org 1 points 10 months ago

It was a subreddit for trolls to share their trolling with one another and see who could score the highest. You'd get points for things like people having a meltdown, rapid-responding, posting responses of certain lengths, all sorts of stuff. The more believable or rage-inducing the troll thread, the higher the score. It got shut down fairly quickly.

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