RE: https://climatejustice.social/@terminaltilt/115911961528368279

Another type of troll I experienced today was the DARVO troll, which has a lot of overlap with Sea-Lioning. Darvo stands for: "Deny, Attack, Reverse Victim and Offender." While the point of sealioning is to drain your energy, what makes DARVO different is the goal is to flip the script to make you the bad guy for having a boundary.

When you set a boundary like "I do not want to debate this," continuing to reply is a form of trolling.

There is a wikipedia page for this one too:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARVO

#DARVO #Sealioning #Troll #Trolls #Sealioning #OnlineSafety #Fediverse #Privacy #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBT #QueerCreator #DisabledCreator

Being open about my identity attracts some of the worst people. YouTube comments can be ugly, especially when discussing anything that does not pertain to cis white men.

Today, I dealt with a private message on Mastodon that forced me to learn the term "sealioning."

Wikipedia defines it as "a type of trolling or harassment that consists of pursuing people with relentless requests for evidence... while maintaining a pretense of civility... likened to a denial-of-service attack targeted at human beings."

It is bad faith exhaustion tactics. If you see it, do not engage.

Link to Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealioning

Link to comic: https://wondermark.com/c/1062/

(Comic: Wondermark by David Malki)

#TerminalTilt #Troll #Trolls #QueerCreator #DisabledCreator #Sealioning #OnlineSafety #Fediverse #Privacy #LGBTQIA #LGBTQ #LGBT

I have a friend that I've been friends with since high school. I like my friend, but he's drinking the AI Kool-Aid.

We went to dinner last January and I told him I didn't want to talk about AI as I hate Generative AI. It's been a year so I guess he's decided he waited long enough.

I use Linux. Because Linus Torvalds used AI to vibe code something recently, my friend has taken that as an opening to talk to me about AI again.

https://wondermark.com/c/1062/

#ugh #sealioning #KoolAid

*People explain how Trump has fascist values* Sealion: "How is that fascism?"

https://lemmings.world/post/29087048

Reddit sealion is skeptical of a genocide

https://lemmings.world/post/29018870

I shared a story about how the Xlibre forker, Enrico Weigelt who was trying to get away from DEI policies, mentioned how Linus put this man on blast for the anti-vax misinformation/disinformation. I had included the link in this post with direct reference (that could easily have been read and understood, mind you). As it was a passing statement, as I am wont to do from time to time.

In just a few hours, I got a sealioning attempt from mastodon.social (how revolutionary). Naturally, when I refused to engage in a pointless battle, the prods to get me to engage were launched. It's funny that this person seems to like Enrico enough to do battle on Mastodon, has done a one on one interview with him.

It doesn't seem like a coincidence that this user would try to discredit the opinion by baiting me into engaging and trying to wear my resolve down. Thankfully, my knowledge of dishonest tactics saved hours of my day.

I've also included the link to said interview that FelipeC had conducted.

https://felipec.wordpress.com/2025/06/11/enrico-weigelt/

#sealioning