'It was just a shitpost' — the last refuge of online scoundrels
jjvincent · x · 2026-09-09
The author mocks the common retreat of claiming "it was just a shitpost, I can't believe you took it seriously" after a post backfires. He calls it the last resort of a scoundrel: either you genuinely posted for attention or merely pretended to — both childish. A cultural observation on online discourse norms.
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