> So either the internet is full of shills, or people are genuinely surprised because they chose ignorance for decades.
I'd be willing to bet that many, MANY of this stuff in forums are not what we normally think of as shills, as in randos paid by a company to defend them, but regular employees who weirdly take criticism of their employers too personally and lash out to white-knight for them, even though it's not part of their job description.
I'd be willing to bet that many, MANY of this stuff in forums are not what we normally think of as shills, as in randos paid by a company to defend them, but regular employees who weirdly take criticism of their employers too personally and lash out to white-knight for them, even though it's not part of their job description.