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[[File:Ree.jpg|thumb|right|an image of [[pepe]] 'Ree'ing often found on r9k]] | [[File:Ree.jpg|thumb|right|an image of [[pepe]] 'Ree'ing often found on r9k]] | ||
'''Robot''' is the term users of [[4chan]]'s [[r9k]] board created and self-identify with. It is a near-synonym of [[hikikomori]], the only difference being an emphasis on [[autistcel|autistic behaviour]] and chan culture, although often it's mockery of robots by non-robots who are [[astroturfing]] | '''Robot''' is the term users of [[4chan]]'s [[r9k]] board created and self-identify with. It is a near-synonym of [[hikikomori]], the only difference being an emphasis on [[autistcel|autistic behaviour]] and chan culture, although often it's mockery of robots by non-robots who are [[astroturfing]]. | ||
==Origin of term== | ==Origin of term== | ||
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==R9K culture== | ==R9K culture== | ||
Robot's engage in a kind of performance art where they exaggerate and mock their own circumstance through a subculture. One example is posting "REEEEEE" as an expression of anger, a form of self-insult making fun of obnoxious screaming those with severe autism often do. | |||
Many people on other chan boards jokingly refer to the sometimes toxic atmosphere on [[r9k]] (probably as a result of [[astroturfing]] rumored to occur on [[r9k]] to make resident autists angry) as, "weaponized autism". | Many people on other chan boards jokingly refer to the sometimes toxic atmosphere on [[r9k]] (probably as a result of [[astroturfing]] rumored to occur on [[r9k]] to make resident autists angry) as, "weaponized autism". | ||