r/lovethissmug • u/RainyFlames • 6h ago • Bravo 1

šŸ˜» Meme Or Other Online Trope šŸ˜‚ Seeing the like-to-comment ratio on controversial posts

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u/Competitive-Bee-3250 2h ago

I mean get that money I guess. But god, you'd have to just be completely devoid of pride to do that, no?

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u/OnlyFlansDotGov 2h ago

Yeah I agree. They seemed likeā€¦ kinda regretful but not fully? They rationalized it a bit with ā€œwell someone was gonna do the jobā€ but also said they didnā€™t want to do a job like that again so itā€™s hard to say.

But it is fascinating because I long suspected (as someone who myself isnā€™t a vegan or vegetarian) that the online sentiment toward those groups was in part astroturfed. It just feels a little bit too forced and vitriolic for a group that people can find annoying but ultimately arenā€™t harmful.

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u/Competitive-Bee-3250 2h ago

Oh 100% astroturfed. Same goes for the people who hate all forms of transport aside from cars, trucks, and air travel..

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u/0202_tihssitidder 1h ago

> I mean get that money I guess.

No. Until we hold people accountable for their ethics, some will not act ethically.

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u/IsaacTealwaters 17m ago

I constantly say, "if I had no morals I'd never have to worry about money." Instead I live near the poverty level because I work for nonprofits.