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[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 15 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] Drewfro66@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

A lolcow is a person who has attracted an internet following for being weird (typically due to a mental disability) in public. What then makes them a lolcow is that they haven't developed proper self awareness or a detachment between their public persona and private life, and some group of people has decided to gather around them more to "see what weird shit they'll do next" than to be genuine fans of whatever work they do or content they produce.

What isn't a Lolcow? Chuck Tingle. He's almost definitely a weirdo in real life too, but there's a clear separation between the real person and the character, and he's aware he's performing a bit. The same could be said for most "WoWeEeEewee!"-screaming vocal stim ticktockers who gather a following for acting like they are mentally challenged but who most are doing it purposefully because that's the sort of content that sells well, for some reason.

[–] 201dberg@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 day ago

Ngl, I hate fan of both these things. lol

[–] Lussy@hexbear.net 8 points 1 day ago

The same could be said for most "WoWeEeEewee!"-screaming vocal stim ticktockers who gather a following for acting like they are mentally challenged

Incredible sentence

[–] Daddogofdasink@lemmygrad.ml 14 points 1 day ago (3 children)

a lolcow is a person, usually suffering from mental illness, which is used as a laughing stock by fellow internet users, which encourage the sufferer to engage in more risky and humiliating behavior for yheir entertainment. iirc Chris-Chan was considered a lolcow

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Sounds absolutely horrible. Seems like I was lucky to never encounter such shit.

[–] Daddogofdasink@lemmygrad.ml 11 points 1 day ago

yeah, i feel horrible any time i see a lolcow

[–] Daddogofdasink@lemmygrad.ml 13 points 1 day ago

it's basically paying a desperate person to publicly humiliate yhemselves

[–] chesmotorcycle@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Sounds like a modern day freak show.

[–] Dk_Tankie@lemmygrad.ml 8 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I'm gonna assume you're a German speaking person due to your username for the examples I'm giving. Drachenlord. Someone like that is a lolcow. Its when you make fun of a person for various reasons but usually making fun of the person regardless if their actions are meant to be funny. Its basically the online equivalent of laughing behind a classmates back who you pretend to be friends with. Another instance would be especially in the German space would be Timgioh.

In short Someone who is easy/safe for the majority of people to mock. Its a cash cow but you instead milk "lols" from it

[–] Collatz_problem@hexbear.net 7 points 1 day ago

I'm gonna assume you're a German speaking person due to your username

I'm actually not (although I can speak a little German), I'm just a mathematician, but thanks.

[–] opiumfree@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

are drachenlord and timgioh disabled

[–] demeritum@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 day ago

I think drachenlord is openly bisexual, likely some sort of neurodivergent. But there was some controversy over him liking kids or something which was used to justify his hate but don’t quote me on that.

[–] Daddogofdasink@lemmygrad.ml 3 points 1 day ago

omg i completely forgot about drachenlord