Sealioning, no not the animal, the behavior on social media and a point [View all]

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From wiki- "Sealioning (also spelled sea-lioning and sea lioning) is a type of trolling or harassment which consists of pursuing people with persistent requests for evidence or repeated questions, while maintaining a pretense of civility.... It may take the form of "incessant, bad-faith invitations to engage in debate."...The troll pretends ignorance and feigns politeness, so that if the target is provoked into making an angry response, the troll can then act as the aggrieved party....Sealioning can be performed by a single troll or by multiple ones acting in concert"...
( there is more at that site)

From--http://simplikation.com/recognizing-sealioning/

snip--"Self-Promotion Over Understanding
The final, and ugliest, part of sealions is their total commitment to self-aggrandizement. Nowhere is that clearer than when you accuse them of sealioning.

Whenever a sealion is called a sealion, they often take a thoroughly narcissistic stance. "If you can't handle logic, facts, and evidence, why are you making statements in public?" - as though their statements are logical, factual, or self-evident - is common, as is "I'm being logical, you're just emotional." The implication is that you, as a person unwilling or unable to deal with several people yelling at you over and over to educate them on basic topics, are unfit to engage in discussions of any significance.

Of course, that's patently ridiculous. Much like a baby fed something they dislike, sealions simply spit up the information you spoon feed them if it doesn't fit their preconcieved worldviews. It's a unique blend of egotism and confirmation bias, and is one of the hallmarks of sealioning; sealions are interested only in spreading their gospel, not discussion or refuting points"
( more at website)


As it gets closer to the general election, more sealions will visit. A tell for me, a thread with dozens/hundred replies.


I love the 'beach' of social media, but these sealions are best viewed at a distance by me.