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zzyzzx
2016 Oct 7, 3:32pm
zzyzzx
2016 Oct 7, 3:32pm
Newsweek Journalist Cries “Assault†After Epilepsy Triggered By Pepe on Twitter
In one of the funniest, most hysterical op-eds I’ve ever seen on Newsweek, the author claims he was cyber-assaulted by a Pepe meme. That’s not hyperbole, either — he truly believes that being sent a meme on Twitter rose to the level of criminal assault because the meme intentionally triggered his epilepsy.
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MisdemeanorRebel
2016 Oct 7, 4:19pm
MisdemeanorRebel
2016 Oct 7, 4:19pm
That reminds me. When Bill ate Big Macs, it was 'endearing' 'down to earth' 'common touch'.
Donald eats a taco bowl, and it's "Fatso" "Fast Food Promoter".
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Pepe's got me thinking. It's just so much fun to drive easily triggered fools to insanity (any beyond!) by calmly saying or implying something just over the edge of PC-acceptability.
What are the ingredients for world-class trolling? How can I make patrick.net a center for exchange of knowledge in this delicious technique and technology?
A few thoughts:
* The trolling has to be done with an entirely straight face. The victim has to think you're serious.
* The remark has to be somewhat ambiguous, so that you have plausible deniability and can claim the victim simply misunderstood.
* The victim must respond far out of proportion, nicely illustrating their hyper-sensitive intolerant neuroticism.
Hugh Mungus was clearly an expert.
#trolling