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'''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== | ||
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. | ||