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[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 24 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Nowadays we just call them trolls

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 23 points 2 months ago

Found the Athenian juror!

[–] lIlIlIlIlIlIl@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago (2 children)

This is closer to Bernie than to a troll. Teaching you about an uncomfortable truth?

Trolls are just useless

[–] acockworkorange@mander.xyz 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Uncomfortable truth? That's Gore's schtick.

[–] TaterTot@piefed.social 5 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Well that's inconvenient

[–] blarghly@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

idk, have you read The Republic? It's a mishmash of Mary Sue fanfic and Iamverysmart

[–] Bahnd@lemmy.world 8 points 2 months ago

That would be Diogenes. [Wiki]