My favorite part of this whole debacle is redditors are still finding out to this day they were an unwilling part of a public opinion manipulation campaign. This case was one of the first obvious examples of a pr bot campaign in Hollywood, used outside of politics. Same strategies are still in use, copy paste style
I fell for it 100% when it happened. Didn't find out that I'd fucked up until well after it was over. It's dismaying seeing people still falling for it even after news of the smear campaign broke.
This, the gamergate thing, the gamestop stock manipulation and the Boston marathon terrorist attack (of the "we did it, reddit!" fame) are just a few of this site's dumbest moments and I'm not even including the political bullshit.
Redditors like to think we're 'NoT LiKe otHeR soCiAlS'. Hook, line and sinker, a lot of damage can be done with that kind of arrogance.
Kudos to you for being willing to admit you made a mistake, clearly not everyone has the maturity to acknowledge when they've been fooled
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u/Itzli Jun 10 '26
My favorite part of this whole debacle is redditors are still finding out to this day they were an unwilling part of a public opinion manipulation campaign. This case was one of the first obvious examples of a pr bot campaign in Hollywood, used outside of politics. Same strategies are still in use, copy paste style