Comment on When shitposting becomes constiposting

• saltesc@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  That’s literally one of the main cores of shitpost culture, obviously trolling is just as foundational, but derailing or sparking discussion is another main ingredient of what makes a shitpost a shitpost.

  Wikipedia:

  In Internet culture, shitposting or trashposting is the act of using an online forum or social media page to post content that is of “aggressively, ironically, and trollishly poor quality”.Shitposts are generally intentionally designed to derail discussions or cause the biggest reaction with the least effort.

  KnowYourMeme:

  “Shitposting” is an Internet slang term describing a range of user misbehaviors and rhetoric on forums and message boards that are intended to derail a conversation off-topic, including thread jacking, circlejerking and non-commercial spamming.

  Meriam-Webster:

  : to post something online (such as a comment, video, or meme) that is deliberately absurd, provocative, or offensive

  Urban Dictionary:

  A post of little to no sincere insightful substance. Especially a “shit”(low)-effort/quality-post with the sole purpose to confuse, provoke, entertain or otherwise evoke an unproductive reaction. Often exemplified in surreal out-of-context posts.

  Digital Cultures:

  Shitposting is an internet slang expression, with several varying meanings, depending on the context.

  It usually refers to the non-conforming behavior of users, or to the creation of off-topic posts and memes, that are way out of context and serve to push the conversation of its original path.

  “Shitposts” are almost always low quality, with little to no concrete value and are mostly made for trolling others.

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