They can argue for days on a single topic, without ever once referencing a single link provided to them. They just keep mindlessly repeating the official line on any given topic.
My favorites are the ones that respond to me like 4 days after I've left a thread with some gotcha nonsense, and then when you go back and engage them, they fade away again.
And itтАЩs generally on some issue involving Covid, J6, or endless wars, in my experience. Although lately, IтАЩve had a lot of engagement like this on the Israel issue. And I do not now, nor have I ever been a Jew-hater. Nor have I expressed support for Hamas.
On some platforms like You Tube, it is down to an art. Not just sniping comments, but a lengthy comment and about a dozen 'people' from supposedly separate accounts chiming in with, shall we say, very convenient and way-too-on-message replies. It looks like some kind of programming.
The saddest part is that you are right about the programming, but wrong about them being paid. People have been programmed to follow along. We've made it like a sugar high to get likes and replies that agree with us.
The Pink Floyd album, Animals, sums it up pretty well. In the end the sheep go mad, do stuff and after a mad spree of anarchic vengeance, go back to worship the next authority.
I apologize, so many terms are synonymous. I do think there are programmed people, but what I am referring to is phenomena where literal computer programming/AI is showing up in comments.
I don't know if our trolls here are paid or do it in their spare time, but the people setting up these elaborate call and response insertions definitely are getting something out of it.
There are some here. These have existed since the days of AIM.
I've spotted several here.
They can argue for days on a single topic, without ever once referencing a single link provided to them. They just keep mindlessly repeating the official line on any given topic.
ItтАЩs probably AI generated responses paid for by our tax dollars.
My favorites are the ones that respond to me like 4 days after I've left a thread with some gotcha nonsense, and then when you go back and engage them, they fade away again.
Exactly!
And itтАЩs generally on some issue involving Covid, J6, or endless wars, in my experience. Although lately, IтАЩve had a lot of engagement like this on the Israel issue. And I do not now, nor have I ever been a Jew-hater. Nor have I expressed support for Hamas.
To be fair, some of us lead busy (offline) lives and don't get around to reading these articles for 4 days. ;)
That perfectly describes you.
On some platforms like You Tube, it is down to an art. Not just sniping comments, but a lengthy comment and about a dozen 'people' from supposedly separate accounts chiming in with, shall we say, very convenient and way-too-on-message replies. It looks like some kind of programming.
I can see it, but I'm not sure if others do.
The saddest part is that you are right about the programming, but wrong about them being paid. People have been programmed to follow along. We've made it like a sugar high to get likes and replies that agree with us.
We have become a nation of sheep. Except this time, the sheep are aggressive.
The Pink Floyd album, Animals, sums it up pretty well. In the end the sheep go mad, do stuff and after a mad spree of anarchic vengeance, go back to worship the next authority.
I apologize, so many terms are synonymous. I do think there are programmed people, but what I am referring to is phenomena where literal computer programming/AI is showing up in comments.
I don't know if our trolls here are paid or do it in their spare time, but the people setting up these elaborate call and response insertions definitely are getting something out of it.
Yes, I've noticed that, as well.