I don’t mean this in a rude way. Feels like the past week or so has had some bizarre questions asked.

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    Everyone’s saying bots but I think some of it is human-generated ragebait. Like that person who posted twice like “why did my friend block me” with screenshots of them devolving into crytyping as they tell said friend how stupid they are for being autistic.

    (I took that bait, don’t judge, it was cathartic 😔)

    As for why, I couldn’t tell you. Maybe they’re not getting enough engagement on Reddit anymore or maybe it’s not fun because Reddit already hates autistic people and will side with them. Who knows.

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      15 hours ago

      What’s crytyping, I’ve never heard that word before 😅

      I would sure hate to be that person, assuming it’s not an alt or someone who’s in on the bait (like their sibling pretending to be the other person)

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        I guess it’s more of a Tumblr term. It refers to when someone starts typing really sloppily to signify they’re having a breakdown.

        I guess it’s kind of a mean term but I really think people should walk away from the keyboard if they get to that point.

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          Ohhh. I mean, she was still treating her friends like crap and that says a lot about her

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      16 hours ago

      Oh yeah, that person was banned from my instance 😂

      I genuinely can’t tell if that was a bot, a troll, or an emotionally unstable person.

      From what I remembered, recent account, no profile picture, barely commented.