rage farm
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English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From rage + farm (systematically manipulating others into giving a particular response). Compare ragebait.
Verb
[edit]rage farm (third-person singular simple present rage farms, present participle rage farming, simple past and past participle rage farmed)
- (Internet, derogatory) To publish false and misleading content to intentionally increase online interaction.
- 2022 January 12, Molly Jang-Fast, “Owning the Libs Is the Only GOP Platform: and "rage farming" is their most cynical tactic”, in The Atlantic[3]:
- Rage farming is the product of a perfect storm of f***, an unholy mélange of algorithms and anxiety
- 2022 February 11, Reality Team[6]:
- When we come across something online that is so outrageous that we can't help but respond, we may be falling into the Rage Farming trap...Rage farmers don't care that people hate them...Rage Farming is a manipulative trick that all types of scammers use to go viral. Manipulators use the Read, Anger, Response cycle to rile us up.
- 2022 March 13, Dictionary.com, Dictionary.com[7]:
- Rage farming is a slang term for the political tactic of intentionally provoking political opponents in order to create or increase exposure for one’s group or cause. The tactic is especially associated with conservative and far-right political groups.
- 2022 August 11, @MyNameI89349435, Twitter[10]:
- I think it's simple. The GOP are successful in the U.S. It's basically tyranny by minority. Our system isn't as flawed. However, culture wars, victimization, white nationalism, rage farming, and hate bring in money and votes. PP/CPC are just following the GOP strategy book.
- 2022 August 27, Charles Rusnell, “The Attack on Freeland Sprouts from 'Rage Farming'”, in The Tyee[11]:
- A political scientist told The Tyee he expects aggressive attacks on politicians to increase in Canada as right-wing politicians continue to engage in "rage farming" by advancing false and misleading conspiracy narratives.
- 2022 August 28, Max Fawcett, The National Observer[12]:
- This is the problem—well, one of them—with the rage farming that is consuming the modern conservative movement...InfoWars founder Alex Jones was making as much as $800,000 a day peddling conspiracy theories, misinformation, and other forms of rage-farming fertilizer
- 2022 August 29, @janetwagner21, Twitter[13]:
- It's at the point where it isn't safe for anyone who's not on the far right of the political spectrum. Threats, intimidation, character assassination, lies, & conspiracy theories are encouraged by RW politicians engaging in rage farming. Much of the time, the MSM just ignores it.
- 2022 September 1, David Moscrop, The Washington Post[14]:
- cynical politicians and right-wing media trolls continue to rage farm.
- 2022 September 2, @MaidMerry1, Twitter[16]:
- A thought: I'm not a member of any political party, but I am thinking of accumulating amounts to donate to the federal Libs & the AB NDP every time I see an anti-Trudeau hashtag trending, every time @PierrePoilievre or @ABDanielleSmith posts misleading info or rage farming BS,
- 2022 September 4, Mark Davies, Twitter[17]:
- @DennisKendel Another example of Cons rage farming. I for one am happy that someone is taking seriously water safety. Imagine the outrage if people not on reserves ended up with water boil advisories. Who would get the blame then? MAGA Light attacking federal agencies. Sound familiar?