• Horrible_Goblin@lemmy.world
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    7 months ago

    if even after asking for an explanation your explanation is " try googling it" I’m going to assume you dont want to be understood.

    If I’m trolling I’m definitely not doing it consciously. I know “I’m not a troll” is about the most suspicious thing on the internet, especially from a baby account, but sadly I cant be fucked to make a better point

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      7 months ago

      Unfortunately for folks with genuine curiosity, feigning ignorance on information that is perceived to be commonly known or understood is a very common tactic of bad faith actors who attempt to slowly erode a discussion as part of trolling or manipulation. It has put a lot of folks off to the point where they would rather advise to look it up and disengage rather than take a chance it’s another game down the rabbit hole. Reading your dialogue as a third party it illuminates as such even if unintentionally so.

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        7 months ago

        I think I understand? Thanks for claring things up, and sorry if I accidentally distracted from the actual topic (although mentioning the bad faith trolling has probably done that more effectively… but whatever)

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          7 months ago

          I want to add my hesitation came from it being hard to describe adequately and assuming someone else would do better.

          Edit: and I never actually thought you specifically were trolling, I was just being cheeky

    • i_dont_want_to@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      7 months ago

      A bad faith troll is a troll that makes arguments in bad faith. Read more about bad faith arguments here or you can search the web for “bad faith arguments.”