Unfortunately "troll" seems to be a highly subjective term.
I agree. Although, I think it's more widely misused than it is just subjective.
I took your meaning to be "malicious, pointless, and antisocial behavior intended to destabilize an online community."
That's what I mean by troll and I assume that's what my friend meant, but I guess I can't be certain.
What your friend might have seen were the large number of conspiracy theorists and other misfits who populate the site, but I don't see them as malicious in their intent, just odd.
I'm actually not so sure if he meant that. He tends to buy into conspiracy theories more than I do. While I do see the merit in speculation over theories, I try to reinforce the fact that they are just that, theories, so my imagination doesn't run away with me. Anyway, that's probably not what he meant. He probably read somebody else say that about Voat, somewhere on Reddit (for whatever reason, I guess to make fun of us?) and just decided to believe it.
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I agree. Although, I think it's more widely misused than it is just subjective.
That's what I mean by troll and I assume that's what my friend meant, but I guess I can't be certain.
I'm actually not so sure if he meant that. He tends to buy into conspiracy theories more than I do. While I do see the merit in speculation over theories, I try to reinforce the fact that they are just that, theories, so my imagination doesn't run away with me. Anyway, that's probably not what he meant. He probably read somebody else say that about Voat, somewhere on Reddit (for whatever reason, I guess to make fun of us?) and just decided to believe it.