A mechanism or tactic · 2015 · Internet
The ratio
A mass coordinated response in which the metric being weaponised is attention rather than truth.
A parasocial bond turned into a weapon against a public figure, fired by people who are not the target and derive nothing but participation. It is a crowd acting out a parasocial relationship with a stranger who did not know it was happening.
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