Comment on PC Master Race
underscores@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
guys, it’s rage bait, you don’t have to defend a strawman
When did “trolling” turn into “rage baiting?”
Aren’t they the same thing?
Yeah, but everyone says “rage bait” nowadays
Problem?
Troll face
Oh yeah, I guess they do. It just the nature of language for different terms for the same thing to come into more popular use over time. I guess he should be renamed to “Ragebaitface.”
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I think trolling and troll logic is absurdist and humorous where as rage bait is all about engagement farming by inducing negative emotions
ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 2 months ago
When did “trolling” turn into “rage baiting?”
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Aren’t they the same thing?
ArchmageAzor@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Yeah, but everyone says “rage bait” nowadays
bless@lemmy.ml 2 months ago
Problem?
Troll face
samus12345@sh.itjust.works 2 months ago
Oh yeah, I guess they do. It just the nature of language for different terms for the same thing to come into more popular use over time. I guess he should be renamed to “Ragebaitface.”
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underscores@lemmy.zip 2 months ago
I think trolling and troll logic is absurdist and humorous where as rage bait is all about engagement farming by inducing negative emotions