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		kyleblarson on May 22, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Someone in New York is pulling emergency brakes, d... I'd call the person more of an asshole than a supervillain.

caf on May 23, 2019 [–]

I was thinking microvillain might be more apropos.

ekanes on May 23, 2019 | [–]

Yes, it's not useful to inflate the egos of people like this. It will encourage more shitty behavior.

c0vfefe on May 23, 2019 | | [–]

Unfortunately the attention economy will always reward attention-seeking behavior - the more violent, the more clicks.

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