• @[email protected]
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    132 months ago

    We need a new name for Russian state sponsored spam other than “troll”, which should be restored to the original status as a perpetually online nerd who enjoys starting arguments.

    • @[email protected]
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      92 months ago

      I call trump supporters Redcaps after the especially blood thirsty kind of Goblin

      What’s a similarly degrading fantasy creature that’s known for being a mindless parrot of whatever is said to it by its master? Or would that fit the people who fall for the state trolls better?

    • SatansMaggotyCumFart
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      22 months ago

      Most trolls are state sponsored narrative promoting spam now so the perpetually online nerd who like starting arguments should get a new name.

      How about artyom?

      • @[email protected]
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        82 months ago

        Nah, there’s folks actually named that, a lot of whom are very against this all.

        It’s gotta be a creature or a thing or some other kind of title for it to work best as a generalized name.

        • @nyctre
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          52 months ago

          What’s wrong with vatnik ? I don’t see that used much anymore and it felt more appropriate, imo.