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[-] dropout@lemmy.world 124 points 7 months ago

Bro calling people NPCs ๐Ÿ’€

[-] PatMustard@feddit.uk 5 points 7 months ago

I guess "normies" was becoming too mainstream

[-] Jilanico@lemmy.world 79 points 7 months ago

They are just commenting the same way they talk to their friends. People quote funny lines from movies right after watching or say stuff like, "Did you see that crazy stunt in the film?? He literally drove off a cliff!!" They get tons of upvotes too because people feel a connection by recounting and acknowledging what they collectively experienced. Thank you for coming to my TED talk.

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 26 points 7 months ago

So much of what's wrong with online communication is that many people speak to a public audience like they'd speak to a friend in private

[-] Jilanico@lemmy.world 22 points 7 months ago

You mean people getting offended because they misinterpret a friendly jab? Personally, I wish more people commented in a friendly manner. So many toxic comments out there ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

[-] glimse@lemmy.world 6 points 7 months ago

Friendly is great, I don't mean people shouldn't joke around.

[-] radix@lemm.ee 6 points 7 months ago
[-] other_cat@lemmy.world 4 points 7 months ago

Not the commentor but the context clues of their comments leads me to think it's because people talk without a filter, like they would their close friends in a private conversation.

[-] radix@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

Is it so bad to talk without a filter in a place where online community is encouraged?

[-] slaacaa@lemmy.world 16 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Accurate explanation, though it highlights the NPC / monkey brain level of these comments:

  1. Monke see comment

  2. Monke think same

  3. Dopamine released

  4. Click like button

  5. Monke happi

Which of course happens similarly IRL, but itโ€™s less cringe as itโ€™s just a passing verbal comment, not captured and displayed on the web for all eternity.

[-] blackouttripleseven 48 points 7 months ago

blud literally posted on 4chan ๐Ÿ’€

[-] The_Tired_Horizon@lemmy.world 23 points 7 months ago

Or they repeat the exact same soundbite in the comments.

[-] robocall@lemmy.world 18 points 7 months ago

Bro actually posted that ๐Ÿ’€

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemm.ee 15 points 7 months ago

Go and look at the comments on a video of any pilot doing anything remotely interesting, and see how many comments mention the pilot's balls.

They're not an original bunch.

[-] arvere@lemmy.world 12 points 7 months ago

like it or not, those are the people who make text search against videos possible

[-] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 11 points 7 months ago

Who bro opps ๐Ÿ’€

[-] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago
[-] odium@programming.dev 5 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I think it's a way to start a discussion thread on a specific section of a video.

Would be better if they added some thoughts of their own in the original comment.

[-] don@lemm.ee 1 points 7 months ago

A channer calling people in a videoโ€™s comments section NPCs. Peak irony, right there.

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