Shitposting

In Internet culture, shitposting or trashposting is the act of using an online forum or social media page to post content that is of "aggressively, ironically, and trollishly poor quality".^[1] Shitposts are generally intentionally designed to derail discussions or cause the biggest reaction with the least effort. It may even sometimes be orchestrated as part of a co-ordinated flame war to render a website unusable by its regular visitors.^[2]

^ :"How spammers nearly destroyed the biggest 'Simpsons'". The Daily Dot. 2016-08-24. ... but that doesn't quite speak to the essence of 'shitposting', which encompasses content of aggressively, ironically, and of trollishly poor quality. Incoherent jokes, hasty Photoshopping, mashups, irrelevance, errors in spelling or grammar—all are hallmarks of the shitpost ...
"The racist, sexist alt-right is celebrating over Leslie Jones' abject humiliation". Mic (media company). 25 August 2016. On alt-right forums, hate speech is passed off as "shitposting"—purposeful offensiveness meant to shock and provoke, a counterweight to calls for safe spaces and trigger warnings.

"Shitpostbot 5000 proves internet memes will outlive humans". Geek.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2016-09-23.

"Multimedia Artist manuel arturo abreu on Shitposting and the Infinite Scroll". Paper. 2016-08-25. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2016-09-23. I also think I subconsciously associate endless scroll with low-quality / spammy content, memes, shitposting, etc, which appeals to me.

Biggs, John (2016-09-23). "Papa, what's a shitpost?". TechCrunch. But remember that the shitpost isn't an expression of power rather it is the derailment of discourse.
^ Walker, Alex (2016-04-05). "Purges and politics in cyberspace". Cherwell. 'Shitposting' according to the Open Oxford administrators Ash MQ & co involves 'a small coterie of members posting in-jokes, diary entries, and pictures of excrement' which meant that 'discussions were derailed, serious threads became lost amongst the nonsense, and most of the group's over 4000 members were put off ever getting involved.'

[examples-1] :"How spammers nearly destroyed the biggest 'Simpsons'". The Daily Dot. 2016-08-24. ... but that doesn't quite speak to the essence of 'shitposting', which encompasses content of aggressively, ironically, and of trollishly poor quality. Incoherent jokes, hasty Photoshopping, mashups, irrelevance, errors in spelling or grammar—all are hallmarks of the shitpost ...
"The racist, sexist alt-right is celebrating over Leslie Jones' abject humiliation". Mic (media company). 25 August 2016. On alt-right forums, hate speech is passed off as "shitposting"—purposeful offensiveness meant to shock and provoke, a counterweight to calls for safe spaces and trigger warnings.

"Shitpostbot 5000 proves internet memes will outlive humans". Geek.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2016-09-23.

"Multimedia Artist manuel arturo abreu on Shitposting and the Infinite Scroll". Paper. 2016-08-25. Archived from the original on 2021-02-24. Retrieved 2016-09-23. I also think I subconsciously associate endless scroll with low-quality / spammy content, memes, shitposting, etc, which appeals to me.

Biggs, John (2016-09-23). "Papa, what's a shitpost?". TechCrunch. But remember that the shitpost isn't an expression of power rather it is the derailment of discourse.

[cherwell-2] Walker, Alex (2016-04-05). "Purges and politics in cyberspace". Cherwell. 'Shitposting' according to the Open Oxford administrators Ash MQ & co involves 'a small coterie of members posting in-jokes, diary entries, and pictures of excrement' which meant that 'discussions were derailed, serious threads became lost amongst the nonsense, and most of the group's over 4000 members were put off ever getting involved.'

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