Trolls. Anyone who has been active online long enough, particularly through social media or website comments that make them express their opinions online, have probably been trolled. The question that we all should ask (if we even really care) is whether or not the trolls are real or if they’re shills.
The massive movement by companies, governments, and interested parties produces so much content on the various networks that there’s a good chance you’ve had a conversation with sockpuppets, meatpuppets, or even bots. They started being used in marketing years ago and now they’re used by pretty much every major company and country in the world. If you’re shocked that you’ve never heard about it, there’s a reason. They’re a very self-protected force. The techniques used to sway our opinions are also used to hide the very existence of those who are swaying our opinions.
I’ve wanted to write about this for a long time, but it was actually a video that encapsulates much of what I wanted to say in the first place. Here’s the video…
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