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The word, 'robot', was born from the bot that runs on [[r9k]] called robot9000 that rejects unoriginal content, and the adoption of the word is also connected to the robotic state many autists feel they live as due to an inability to emotionally connect with others. | The word, 'robot', was born from the bot that runs on [[r9k]] called robot9000 that rejects unoriginal content, and the adoption of the word is also connected to the robotic state many autists feel they live as due to an inability to emotionally connect with others. | ||
==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. | 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 | 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". | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
*[[R9k]] | *[[R9k]] | ||
* [[4chan]] | * [[4chan]] | ||
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