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Oneironaut

(5,522 posts) Sat Apr 18, 2015, 09:53 AM Apr 2015

Saying dumb shit for attention and profit.

Since this is a thing now, I wish the Internet would stop playing into the hands of the latest horde of scammers, attention-seekers, and general idiots. The latest trend seems to be to wait until the conditions are right, say something so vile and stupid that it pisses most normal people off, and then sick like-minded morons on any resistance.

Another trend is to be an asshole and then mysteriously have a GoFundMe page set up in your name. How convenient. It's almost like people are being scammed or something...

Can the Internet stop falling for such obvious trolling? Of course not. It never will. Not when every idiot with extra cash falls for the same textbook idiocy over and over again.

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Saying dumb shit for attention and profit. (Original Post) Oneironaut Apr 2015 OP

Don't blame "the Internet." It's people. The Velveteen Ocelot Apr 2015 #1

True. You would think that, after the same Oneironaut Apr 2015 #2

once again olddots Apr 2015 #3

God put this OP next to the Bachman OP in Latest Threads for a reason. IADEMO2004 Apr 2015 #4

There has always been stupid... world wide wally Apr 2015 #5

no shit arely staircase Apr 2015 #6

Oh. Sorry... SidDithers Apr 2015 #7

The Velveteen Ocelot

(115,829 posts)

1. Don't blame "the Internet." It's people.

Reply to Oneironaut (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 09:58 AM

Apr 2015

People have always done dumb things and perpetrated scams and all that other stuff. The Internet makes it easier to spread the crap, but it's people that are doing it. "The Internet" isn't "falling for obvious trolling" any more than telephones are responsible for phone scams. People are doing it. They are the trolls and the trollees. If you want people to be less dishonest, evil and stupid, good luck with that.

Oneironaut

(5,522 posts)

2. True. You would think that, after the same

Reply to The Velveteen Ocelot (Reply #1)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 10:01 AM

Apr 2015

type of trolling happening over and over again, places like Memories pizza wouldn't have made a cent. It's not because of the Internet, but it's annoying that this sort of thing isn't called out for what it is.

olddots

(10,237 posts)

3. once again

Reply to Oneironaut (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 10:02 AM

Apr 2015

The medium is the message .

IADEMO2004

(5,557 posts)

4. God put this OP next to the Bachman OP in Latest Threads for a reason.

Reply to Oneironaut (Original post)

Sat Apr 18, 2015, 10:11 AM

Apr 2015

For a good laugh.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10026527005

Bachmann: God Punishing US With 'Economic Disasters, Natural Disasters' Due To Obama Presidency

i thought this gerbil brained moron left the station?????