Is it mean to make a thread on a lolcow if NOBODY knows about them?

[eDove]

As in, drawing attention to somebody who's clearly craving it, but their videos or whatever never break twenty views?

I've been seriously debating on making a thread on an old internet laughing-stock for months now. To my surprise, this person still extremely active online and embarrassing themselves daily, but their YouTube channel has almost no traffic.

I'm wondering: is it ethical to instigate the barrage of mockery (potentially) if the individual has no views in the first place? Or should we only pick on people who have a sizable following?

This is posing a real moral dilemma for me. I need your opinions.

 

[Geralt of Rivia]

If someone is legitimately funny and worth laughing at, I don't care if they have 1 view or 10,000,000 views. Laughing at retards is its own reward.

 

[eDove]

If someone is legitimately funny and worth laughing at, I don't care if they have 1 view or 10,000,000 views. Laughing at retards is its own reward.

That's how I see it. I know that some losers get into a tizzy if you "punch down" in newer threads -- that doesn't stop them from gaining traction, but still. I'm trying to not feel bad about doing it myself.

 

[Geralt of Rivia]

That's how I see it. I know that some losers get into a tizzy if you "punch down" in newer threads -- that doesn't stop them from gaining traction, but still. I'm trying to not feel bad about doing it myself.

Take the Naruhide thread for example, that stemmed from just a single guy schizoposting on his own Steam profile, and he turned out to be one of the biggest laughingstocks I've seen in a while. If the person makes you laugh from their retardation, then I say do it.

 

[eDove]

Take the Naruhide thread for example, that stemmed from just a single guy schizoposting on his own Steam profile, and he turned out to be one of the biggest laughingstocks I've seen in a while. If the person makes you laugh from their retardation, then I say do it.

You're right. Fuck it, I'll start the draft tonight. Thank you, Geralt. I enjoyed your games and books and stuff.

 

[Pruto]

We have Clawshrimpy among others thanks to that, don't we?

 

[Dustlord]

As in, drawing attention to somebody who's clearly craving it, but their videos or whatever never break twenty views?

I've been seriously debating on making a thread on an old internet laughing-stock for months now. To my surprise, this person still extremely active online and embarrassing themselves daily, but their YouTube channel has almost no traffic.

I'm wondering: is it ethical to instigate the barrage of mockery (potentially) if the individual has no views in the first place? Or should we only pick on people who have a sizable following?

This is posing a real moral dilemma for me. I need your opinions.

I'd say its still ethical because they can always stop providing KF with content. A thread on KF is a fire that needs to be actively fed.
If you stop being a sperg or step away from the public eye, your thread dies off.

Just don't be an social media addict and you have very little to fear from being on KF.

The only fear I'd have is doxing, but every dox I've seen on here was done using information provided by the cow in question...and being privacy conscious is good advice anyway,

 

[Bongocat]

If somebody is putting content out on the Internet, they're throwing it out there for public criticism. Doesn't matter if 5 or 5 million are viewing it.