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The 6 Stupidest Internet Reactions To Shocking News Stories

Started by Cramulus, October 25, 2011, 03:42:52 PM

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Cramulus

October 25, 2011, 03:42:52 PM
I liked this article:

The 6 Stupidest Internet Reactions To Shocking News Stories
http://www.cracked.com/blog/the-6-stupidest-internet-reactions-to-shocking-news-stories/


Back in 2007, we had a group here called the Adam Weishaupt Society, a secretive cabal which competed over who could come up with the most persuasive fake news, we discovered a number of these "typical stupid reactions". One of our notable adventures took place about two weeks after the video game Halo 3 came out, we ran a fake news article about how a guy in New York died from dehydration while playing. This article spread pretty effectively and we were all cackling as we read people's reactions to it.

But after the first wave, all the other reactions were identical. I think we tripped 3 out of 6 of the "typical reactions" in this cracked article.

I like this cracked article because it's metacommentary. It's commenting on how people comment, and that can lead to shifts in communication patterns.

I now invite you to demonstrate these reactions in the posts to follow.  :lol:

Jasper

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October 25, 2011, 05:15:36 PM
I read this with  worsening chagrin, as I realized I've done almost all of these at some point.


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October 25, 2011, 05:23:23 PM
Quote from: Jasper on October 25, 2011, 05:15:36 PM
I read this with  worsening chagrin, as I realized I've done almost all of these at some point.


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:facepalm: 

Yeah. I think that we're all guilty of it from time to time.

One difference though is that instead of "there ought to be a law!" I'm more like, "great, guess they're going to pass another stupid law."
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October 25, 2011, 06:54:23 PM
Demonstration:

This just goes to show we monkeys can react very typically to most anything--even so-called meta-commentary on reactions to news on the interbutts.

:monkeydance:

Triple Zero

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October 29, 2011, 07:22:55 PM
I don't understand why everybody is so surprised that Cram posted a thread to discuss metacommentary?
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October 30, 2011, 03:02:53 AM
Would that make this thread metametacommentary?
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Rumckle

#6
October 30, 2011, 04:53:44 AM
Quote from: Uncle Wallified on October 30, 2011, 03:02:53 AM
Would that make this thread metametacommentary?

Now I'm tempted to make a thread about this thread...
It's not trolling, it's just satire.

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October 30, 2011, 05:36:40 AM
Quote from: Rumckle on October 30, 2011, 04:53:44 AM
Quote from: Uncle Wallified on October 30, 2011, 03:02:53 AM
Would that make this thread metametacommentary?

Now I'm tempted to make a thread about this thread...

Make it on a different board, then make a thread here that links to it.
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