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Lolcow, a portmanteau of the acronym LOL and cow, is a derogatory slang term used to describe an individual who is deemed highly exploitable and therefore susceptible to trolling and flaming due to their display of gullible behavior online. The term is also closely associated with the forum Kiwi Farms, which helped to popularize it throughout the 2010s and 2020s.
Origin
The etymological root of the label may be attributed to "cash cow," an English idiomatic term used to describe a person, product or service that generates a steady stream of revenues, in allusion to milk produced by the dairy cow on a regular basis. One of the earliest online mentions of "lolcow" can be found in an Urban Dictionary entry submitted by DreadSmile on April 15th, 2007.[1]
LOLcow: A phenomena, usually observed on forums and/or imageboards. A person, most often someone who tries to look exceedingly knowledgeable in the topic discussed, is being flamed/trolled to the point where they can no longer present "sane" arguments that will "fit their level", but yet are too proud to just quit. This produces a considerable amount of lolz and win, for which the said person can be "milked" until they finally give up. Or drop dead. Hence the name.
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In December 2007, an encyclopedic article for "lolcow" was created on Encyclopedia Dramatica (ED)[3] with a lengthy list of online personalities whom it deemed as notable examples of "lolcows." On December 16th, 2007, an excerpt from the ED article was submitted to Urban Dictionary, which has remained the most voted definition of the term. In the following years, at least five additional entries defining the term were submitted to Urban Dictionary[2].
[From ED] A lol-cow is a victim of a Flame War who can't help but be milked for lulz time and time again. They have a compulsive need to give up as many laughs as possible at their own expense despite themselves.
On January 24th, 2010, an entry for "lolcow" was submitted to Wikipedia's English dictionary site Wiktionary.[4] On March 13th, 2012, Force of Geek writer Jonathan Dantzler wrote about the phenomenon in an article titled The Anatomy of a Lolcow,[7] offering an analysis of the psychological exploitability of those who are deemed gullible and overly competitive by trolls, especially in the context of online arguments.
In 2014, Lolcow.wiki,[5] an internet culture encyclopedia devoted to "various Internet phenomena, especially the antics of people," was launched, as well as Lolcowchan (also known as Lolcow.farm),[6] an imageboard community named after the label.
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[2] Urban Dictionary – results for lolcow
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Yeah american elected lolcows as well bring other
Yeah american elected lolcows as well bring other
targets for abusers – sadistic psychopaths
targets for abusers – sadistic psychopaths
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honestly, the idea of a lolcow is a disturbing one. it's basically "I want an excuse to harass mentally disabled people". The people dig into their lives for something they did wrong or some ideal they have that seems not okay and take it as complete vindication.
honestly, the idea of a lolcow is a disturbing one. it's basically "I want an excuse to harass mentally disabled people". The people dig into their lives for something they did wrong or some ideal they have that seems not okay and take it as complete vindication.
well to be fair there are people that 'deserve' to be labeled as lolcows [such as Chris Chandler for example] but there are some people that have been labeled lolcows over dumb offenses, admittingly also some of these people I don't even like just think that there's not enough to justify them being the next chris chandler or some shit.
It also doesn't help that a lot of people that go after lolcows are lolcows themselves, see a-log and on a bit of a personal note, most of kiwi farms as well as leafy & mister metokur.
well to be fair there are people that 'deserve' to be labeled as lolcows [such as Chris Chandler for example] but there are some people that have been labeled lolcows over dumb offenses, admittingly also some of these people I don't even like just think that there's not enough to justify them being the next chris chandler or some shit.
It also doesn't help that a lot of people that go after lolcows are lolcows themselves, see a-log and on a bit of a personal note, most of kiwi farms as well as leafy & mister metokur.
Honestly, I don't think even Chris Chandler deserves it. Yes he had some fucked up ideas, did a few shitty things, but overall I just see an autistic man who doesn't know how to function right in society. (I do have some sympathy for him I admit, as an aspie). He was stalked, sent terrible messages, and harassed for years. That clearly made him angry and upset a lot of the time, with some of his tantrums showing that. And even worse, it gave him a distorted view of the world, which doesn't help him succeed anywhere. He recently was able to profit off his infamy, which made up for some of it, but I really don't feel he deserved that.
Honestly, I don't think even Chris Chandler deserves it. Yes he had some fucked up ideas, did a few shitty things, but overall I just see an autistic man who doesn't know how to function right in society. (I do have some sympathy for him I admit, as an aspie). He was stalked, sent terrible messages, and harassed for years. That clearly made him angry and upset a lot of the time, with some of his tantrums showing that. And even worse, it gave him a distorted view of the world, which doesn't help him succeed anywhere. He recently was able to profit off his infamy, which made up for some of it, but I really don't feel he deserved that.
I get the idea that there are people who don't deserve the lolcow label, but Chris is most definitely not one of those people. I'm not gonna repeat what @HumbleWaterFilterMerchant said, they explained it better than I can, but the fact of the matter is that if you put yourself out there on the internet in any way, it's assured that someone out there will criticize you regardless of what you post.
That is the basis of any internet idiot, lolcow or not, but Chris is especially notable for proving through his internet footprint that he is just all around a horrible person with no desire to change; maybe not as much as other lolcows, sure, but he's definitely not a nice person and isn't exactly dead set on trying to improve his well-being, situation, or attitude towards the world and society. With that said, I suppose it's understandable to feel pity for him, given his situation and his misfortune, but most of it is his fault after all; he made his bed and now he has to lie in it.
I get the idea that there are people who don't deserve the lolcow label, but Chris is most definitely not one of those people. I'm not gonna repeat what @HumbleWaterFilterMerchant said, they explained it better than I can, but the fact of the matter is that if you put yourself out there on the internet in any way, it's assured that someone out there will criticize you regardless of what you post.
That is the basis of any internet idiot, lolcow or not, but Chris is especially notable for proving through his internet footprint that he is just all around a horrible person with no desire to change; maybe not as much as other lolcows, sure, but he's definitely not a nice person and isn't exactly dead set on trying to improve his well-being, situation, or attitude towards the world and society. With that said, I suppose it's understandable to feel pity for him, given his situation and his misfortune, but most of it is his fault after all; he made his bed and now he has to lie in it.
>a few fucked up ideas
hates gays
hates blacks
hates jews
hates men
thinks of women as sex objects
thinks he has magic powers
constantly threatens the lives of anyone who opposes him
refuses to take any personal responsibility
hasn't worked a single hour since 9/11
>did a few shitty things
lying to his parents
intentionally ran over a man
pepper sprayed a man for doing his job
faking gender dysphoria to get girls
cyber stalking an E celebrity
manipulating the government to get a disability stipend
making light of the 9/11 attacks
burned his own house down
begs for money despite getting disability money and refuses work
Getting kicked out of stores for harassing women
using his autism as a crutch
blaming all his problems on everything other than himself
I can go on all day.
Oh wait these are all excusable because he has autism. Every person on the autism spectrum does all of these things their NORMAL! Can't be because Chris Chan is an awful human being outside of his trolls.
I get there are people who don't deserve to be lolcows but Chris Chan ain't one of them.
>a few fucked up ideas
hates gays
hates blacks
hates jews
hates men
thinks of women as sex objects
thinks he has magic powers
constantly threatens the lives of anyone who opposes him
refuses to take any personal responsibility
hasn't worked a single hour since 9/11
>did a few shitty things
lying to his parents
intentionally ran over a man
pepper sprayed a man for doing his job
faking gender dysphoria to get girls
cyber stalking an E celebrity
manipulating the government to get a disability stipend
making light of the 9/11 attacks
burned his own house down
begs for money despite getting disability money and refuses work
Getting kicked out of stores for harassing women
using his autism as a crutch
blaming all his problems on everything other than himself
I can go on all day.
Oh wait these are all excusable because he has autism. Every person on the autism spectrum does all of these things their NORMAL! Can't be because Chris Chan is an awful human being outside of his trolls.
I get there are people who don't deserve to be lolcows but Chris Chan ain't one of them.
just like individuals let's say cyraxx
just like individuals let's say cyraxx
The goblin deserves no rest, no happiness.
The goblin deserves no rest, no happiness.
Jesus Christ.
I knew this guy was like the most documented person in the world because he didn't know any better about keeping a tight lip on his personal life, but my god.
Whenever I see him trend, I cringe and just wish the trending would stop. Holy shit, I'm sick of it. It's a miracle he's even around at all when he's given out his personal info. Hell, it's a miracle he's even got a freakin' ROOF over his head.
He's a prime example of those giving autistic people a bad name and how many people see those with autism as angry mentally-challenged people.
Jesus Christ.
I knew this guy was like the most documented person in the world because he didn't know any better about keeping a tight lip on his personal life, but my god.
Whenever I see him trend, I cringe and just wish the trending would stop. Holy shit, I'm sick of it. It's a miracle he's even around at all when he's given out his personal info. Hell, it's a miracle he's even got a freakin' ROOF over his head.
He's a prime example of those giving autistic people a bad name and how many people see those with autism as angry mentally-challenged people.
I find it stupid whenever people try to use chris's autism to defend him, which he does himself. What chris is doing is basically the same as what Kevin Spacey & Bill Cosby are doing, being a member of a certain group really does not make what you do any more justified, if anything it just makes it worse.
I'm autistic myself and I fucking despise chris, I don't obsess over him like a-logs do but those who defend him usually don't know shit about him in the first place. using your status as a member of a certain group is not an excuse at all to defend yourself against anything.
if I I murdered many people in a terrorist bombing would it be justified if I said 'Well I'm Jewish'. [I'm not actually Jewish ftr, got nothing against jews just using this as an example]
I find it stupid whenever people try to use chris's autism to defend him, which he does himself. What chris is doing is basically the same as what Kevin Spacey & Bill Cosby are doing, being a member of a certain group really does not make what you do any more justified, if anything it just makes it worse.
I'm autistic myself and I fucking despise chris, I don't obsess over him like a-logs do but those who defend him usually don't know shit about him in the first place. using your status as a member of a certain group is not an excuse at all to defend yourself against anything.
if I I murdered many people in a terrorist bombing would it be justified if I said 'Well I'm Jewish'. [I'm not actually Jewish ftr, got nothing against jews just using this as an example]
Not sure why you're portraying me as someone who can't listen to reason at the end, are you sick of having this argument or something? That was pretty rude dude.
I do admit, perhaps chris chan isn't the best case, He's done some pretty reprehensible things. I'll concede the point there, though some of those reasons are actually from autism in my experience, like magic powers is clearly a delusion that he'd not have without his condition. But I still don't see why stalking random people online is cool, yknow? It's still weird, and delves deeper into lives we have no part in. And quite a lot of lolcows are really just bullying.
I just feel personally, if lolcows are going to be a thing, they should be more "tom prestons" and less "disabled people who can't leave the house and had a not-so-great upbringing". I mostly blame chris-chan's personality on being raised by the internet instead of his parents. Tom Preston is a dick who doesn't listen to anyone, and he's perfectly sane.
Not sure why you're portraying me as someone who can't listen to reason at the end, are you sick of having this argument or something? That was pretty rude dude.
I do admit, perhaps chris chan isn't the best case, He's done some pretty reprehensible things. I'll concede the point there, though some of those reasons are actually from autism in my experience, like magic powers is clearly a delusion that he'd not have without his condition. But I still don't see why stalking random people online is cool, yknow? It's still weird, and delves deeper into lives we have no part in. And quite a lot of lolcows are really just bullying.
I just feel personally, if lolcows are going to be a thing, they should be more "tom prestons" and less "disabled people who can't leave the house and had a not-so-great upbringing". I mostly blame chris-chan's personality on being raised by the internet instead of his parents. Tom Preston is a dick who doesn't listen to anyone, and he's perfectly sane.
Chris-chan sounds like a textbook example of a chuunibyou if you ask me.
Chris-chan sounds like a textbook example of a chuunibyou if you ask me.
This just in.
This just in.
>Not sure why you’re portraying me as someone who can’t listen to reason at the end, are you sick of having this argument or something? That was pretty rude dude.
Twas not my intention, I just wanted to be sarcastic. Sorry.
Having autism isn't an excuse to get out of these awful things he's done and this leads me to why most people care about Chris. He refuses to change and falls back onto his "I'm autistic" line whenever he does something wrong, high functioning autistic people for the most part are functioning members of society who don't fuck up in the way chris fucks up. He's not some person with downs syndrome who's incapable of moving forward in life, Chris can become a functioning member of society he chooses to be a NEET. A lot of his trolling back in the day was less bullying and more trying to make him do something with his life, the Casey's father call is basically this one dude for one hour trying to convince chris to actually do something with his life.
In my eyes Chris and Tom are the same their both dicks who don't listen to anyone, their perfectly capable of doing something with their lives but they refuse.
>Not sure why you’re portraying me as someone who can’t listen to reason at the end, are you sick of having this argument or something? That was pretty rude dude.
Twas not my intention, I just wanted to be sarcastic. Sorry.
Having autism isn't an excuse to get out of these awful things he's done and this leads me to why most people care about Chris. He refuses to change and falls back onto his "I'm autistic" line whenever he does something wrong, high functioning autistic people for the most part are functioning members of society who don't fuck up in the way chris fucks up. He's not some person with downs syndrome who's incapable of moving forward in life, Chris can become a functioning member of society he chooses to be a NEET. A lot of his trolling back in the day was less bullying and more trying to make him do something with his life, the Casey's father call is basically this one dude for one hour trying to convince chris to actually do something with his life.
In my eyes Chris and Tom are the same their both dicks who don't listen to anyone, their perfectly capable of doing something with their lives but they refuse.
Sorry, I have a hard time grasping when people are just joking around sometimes. I've been trying to get better at that. Don't worry about it man.
With that context, I think I do understand. He does seem like he's pretty much impossible to deal with. But I still feel there's often a slippery slope here, I hear too many horror stories about how people like me are treated yknow. But I'll concede that chris chan deserved some of the things he got.
Sorry, I have a hard time grasping when people are just joking around sometimes. I've been trying to get better at that. Don't worry about it man.
With that context, I think I do understand. He does seem like he's pretty much impossible to deal with. But I still feel there's often a slippery slope here, I hear too many horror stories about how people like me are treated yknow. But I'll concede that chris chan deserved some of the things he got.
Perhaps. But at the same time, do you think the extra attention made the situation better or worse? Some of this stuff did happen while he was famous.
Did having all that public scrutiny make Chris Chan a better person? Or has it fractured an already iffy mind into even more pieces?
Perhaps. But at the same time, do you think the extra attention made the situation better or worse? Some of this stuff did happen while he was famous.
Did having all that public scrutiny make Chris Chan a better person? Or has it fractured an already iffy mind into even more pieces?
So I found some dirt on people from the lolcow.farm board and I was wondering if I should trust what they say?
So I found some dirt on people from the lolcow.farm board and I was wondering if I should trust what they say?
don't, the lolcow board[if it's the board I think your speaking of] really takes any minor detail and exagerattes them to claim they are lolcows. They really aren't credible in the slightest.
don't, the lolcow board[if it's the board I think your speaking of] really takes any minor detail and exagerattes them to claim they are lolcows. They really aren't credible in the slightest.
i used to brush off truly idiotic people as trolls, but after learning about people like chris chan, its damn near impossible to tell when someone is being srs or not.
i used to brush off truly idiotic people as trolls, but after learning about people like chris chan, its damn near impossible to tell when someone is being srs or not.
trolls and lol-cows, it could also be possible for trolls to end up being lol-cows.
trolls and lol-cows, it could also be possible for trolls to end up being lol-cows.
the RWBY fandom are large lolcows
the RWBY fandom are large lolcows
First there was Lolcat, now there's lolcow. What's next Lolfish?
First there was Lolcat, now there's lolcow. What's next Lolfish?
Lolcow
Lolcow
Oh hello, 2006.
Oh hello, 2006.
Reminds me of old memes like awkward penguin and o rly owl.
Reminds me of old memes like awkward penguin and o rly owl.
What this actually looks like most of the time:
What this actually looks like most of the time:
This term should be forbidden. It's only a matter of time until the next war comes.
This term should be forbidden. It's only a matter of time until the next war comes.
La Vache qui rit.
Yeah that's it.That's my comment.
La Vache qui rit.
Yeah that's it.That's my comment.
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BOUM! FRENCH IN THE FACE!
TAKE THAT INTERNET!
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Nowadays it's almost impossible to distinguish real dumbass from trolls. How can you not be a lolcow at some point if you actualy want to talk and debate with people on the internet. The best way not to lose is not to play? And turn internet into a giant wastland where no one talk in fear of being trolled? trolls should all die of a cancer. And yes i'm mad go ahead troll me i'm geting used to it.
Nowadays it's almost impossible to distinguish real dumbass from trolls. How can you not be a lolcow at some point if you actualy want to talk and debate with people on the internet. The best way not to lose is not to play? And turn internet into a giant wastland where no one talk in fear of being trolled? trolls should all die of a cancer. And yes i'm mad go ahead troll me i'm geting used to it.
You sound like a lolcow m8 and easily baited.
You sound like a lolcow m8 and easily baited.
You sound like quite the lolcow yourself there.
You sound like quite the lolcow yourself there.
Any sufficiently advanced troll is indistinguishable from an genuine crazy person.
Any sufficiently advanced troll is indistinguishable from an genuine crazy person.
Calm down there, son. You're letting them getting to you, meaning that they are succeeding in what they are trying to do. Keep talking, but if it becomes apparent that someone is a troll, just stop talking to them and move on. That's all you need to do. Also note that wishing someone to die of a cancer just because they have annoyed you is a bit much. Just stay calm.
Calm down there, son. You're letting them getting to you, meaning that they are succeeding in what they are trying to do. Keep talking, but if it becomes apparent that someone is a troll, just stop talking to them and move on. That's all you need to do. Also note that wishing someone to die of a cancer just because they have annoyed you is a bit much. Just stay calm.
I don’t think so. Trolls are people who have fun pissing peoples off just for the sake of it. They are like viruses and parasites they don’t serve any purpose they are just here ruining everyone’s day just because they can. Society doesn’t need this kind of people it would even be beter without. Hell even ISIS and terrorists in general make more sens than trolls! At least terrorists think what they are fighting for is good! Trolls knows they are asshole and that make them laugh even more….
I don’t think so. Trolls are people who have fun pissing peoples off just for the sake of it. They are like viruses and parasites they don’t serve any purpose they are just here ruining everyone’s day just because they can. Society doesn’t need this kind of people it would even be beter without. Hell even ISIS and terrorists in general make more sens than trolls! At least terrorists think what they are fighting for is good! Trolls knows they are asshole and that make them laugh even more….