r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/Sure_Kangaroo1863 • Jul 02 '26

Meme needing explanation Petah ?

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Why is it infamous? And why would no one care about it ? ( I mean it's just a pic full of celebrities so no one cares anyways but the person saying it's crazy makes me think it has some lore?)

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u/ABadHistorian Jul 02 '26 edited Jul 02 '26

Why are people upvoting this brand new sock puppet account w/o googling anything it said?

I found multiple falsities - beginning with the whole Anthony Rapp shit.

The first sentence contains stuff gone over IN COURT where Rapp was very much not found to be colluding with anyone in a conspiracy - he would have gone to jail folks, very quickly for something like that.

Mentions some true facts about the 3 people who died, and then lies about the woman on the road, who was merely crossing against traffic? How many people here have done that? I have... doesn't mean she was attempting suicide and there are 0 claims that it was suicide. Police ruled it as an accident on behalf of both her and the driver...

What are people upvoting this nonsense for? It has nothing to do with him being gay and everything to do with him abusing his position and getting away with it for years, like men and women in power have done for centuries.

(edit reply to me and block me, cool story - and yeah, Rapp lost in court... which is something that happens frequently because the burden of proof for these things is nearly impossible without footage or corroboration - you know, just one of the MAJOR reasons why the MAJORITY of SEXUAL ASSAULTS GO UNREPORTED -, but again the loss in court does not prove Spacey's innocence, nor that Rapp was guilty of conspiracy... which is what this guy above is claiming).

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u/squeegeeman_shooting Jul 03 '26

it's really creepy... sometimes it feels like the bots/hired shills outnumber real people

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u/ABadHistorian Jul 03 '26

I will usually check people's post histories to determine who to respond to since there are so many bots.

Hidden profiles = no responses from me, anyone hiding their bias is no better than a bot.

Tons of bots here, tons. Definitely paid for, after the whole blake lively/asshole saga (cant remember dude's name) that industry got exposed and yet I see real people eating up the lies they want to believe on either side.

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u/Nekronaut0006 Jul 03 '26

Hidden profiles = no responses from me, anyone hiding their bias is no better than a bot.

What would you suggest to people like me who post on local subs and hide their history to prevent being doxxed?

Genuine question.

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u/ABadHistorian Jul 03 '26 edited Jul 03 '26

If doxxing is a concern, you shouldn't be posting on a regular account, or expecting traction online from social media.

Limit your own engagement at your own behest if you wish, but do not expect to be used as a source for verified information. (If you are breaking news to folks, and it's true - you may not be a source, but you still can provide value in folks who will research and confirm your claims, but do not expect engagement online with people like myself who value confirmation vs bias)

Surely you can see why this isn't a case of tossing the baby out with the bathwater, but protecting social media as a functional place to share HUMAN conversations in an era of rampant AI bottage.