That account was an obvious troll from the beginning. We choose to error on the side of belief and sympathy, but drone is/was a prime example of how that backfires. So much chuddery obscrued.
They initially knew how to manipulate many in the community by claiming they were banned from blahajzone for being trans, which garnered them sympathy. It didn't take long for them to start posting reactionary takes, including transphobia. Ever since we banned them for being a wrecker, they still go around calling Hexbear a transphobic instance because of it. Deeply unserious.
We choose to error on the side of belief and sympathy, but drone is/was a prime example of how that backfires
And yet we should do it anyways. Just because someone is shit and we find out later doesn't justify possibly treating sincere people as if they aren't serious. Especially if they're neurodivergent and the different thought processes cause neurotypical posters to go full sharks in the water mode
It's probably because most trolls don't really understand the people they're pretending to be lol. They can't properly mimic sincerity most of the time because you have to be a specific form of fucked up to entirely understand someone (as in, fully comprehend their motivations and existence on an emotional level) and still want to make fun of them in that way
![[CW animal abuse] Drone Rights' solution to the "obligate carnivore"/outdoor cat problem](https://hexbear.net/pictrs/image/0d4bee14-d819-4970-b746-537f31420b97.png){kind=link}
That account was an obvious troll from the beginning. We choose to error on the side of belief and sympathy, but drone is/was a prime example of how that backfires. So much chuddery obscrued.
They initially knew how to manipulate many in the community by claiming they were banned from blahajzone for being trans, which garnered them sympathy. It didn't take long for them to start posting reactionary takes, including transphobia. Ever since we banned them for being a wrecker, they still go around calling Hexbear a transphobic instance because of it. Deeply unserious.
And yet we should do it anyways. Just because someone is shit and we find out later doesn't justify possibly treating sincere people as if they aren't serious. Especially if they're neurodivergent and the different thought processes cause neurotypical posters to go full sharks in the water mode
You are correct, and thankfully most of the attempts at nefarious engagement/other ulterior motive slip up rather quickly.
It's probably because most trolls don't really understand the people they're pretending to be lol. They can't properly mimic sincerity most of the time because you have to be a specific form of fucked up to entirely understand someone (as in, fully comprehend their motivations and existence on an emotional level) and still want to make fun of them in that way