• TheBlackLounge@lemm.ee
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    2 months ago

    But this isn’t about people seeking worthwhile debates

    These users specifically seek out opportunities to post contradictory comments, especially in response to disagreement, and then move on without waiting for replies.

    Ah okay but you won’t respond to this.

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      2 months ago

      You can post a comment disagreeing and not reply. Not every comment has to be seeking out “worthwhile debates”

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        2 months ago

        still missing the point. we’re not talking about a couple comments here or there.

        the article is about people who showed a clear pattern of doing it way more than others.

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          2 months ago

          I didnt say a couple of comments. I said to some people there is no point in commenting if you agree with the majority opinion. Thus all your comments end up being disagreeing.

          The study identified this behaviour as a subset of users and labeled that as trolls which could be moderated before “causing harm” thats insane to me.