Chinese Internet Trolls Get Paid 50 Cents For Every Comment

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[–]Foidblaster9000 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

Is that a good rate for shitposting? I'm not going to lie, if they made trolling without some shitty political agenda a salaried role with benefits, you can bet your ass that I'd be applying. At .50/post though? More worth it to do it for free at that point.

[–]Zapped[S] 4 insightful - 2 fun4 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

It was 50 cents in Chinese Yuan, which is about 8 cents in U.S. Dollars.

[–]jet199 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Well I've seen loads of articles saying people in China get paid 50 cents a day to make Nike trainers so these guys must at least be middle class over there.

[–]filbs111 1 insightful - 2 fun1 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

Wow they could trade that in for real reddit gold.

[–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

If I was him I would be making comments all the time. Maybe even set up a couple of comment bots. They wouldn't know.

[–]Zapped[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Comments to the wumao?

[–]Chipit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (8 children)

Come on, this shit is as old as hell

[–]AXXA 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

It's still interesting and relevant.

[–]Chipit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

The 50 cent gang thing is, what, ten years old now? The world has moved on.

[–]AXXA 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

How so?

[–]Zapped[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

This video is only a couple of years old. It was relevant then. It is relevant now. I have no doubt they are here, too.

[–]AXXA 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

If the 五毛党 are here then they would attempt to discourage any discussion about them. They might subtly suggest that this is old news and not worth discussing. They might also have a history of making ad hominem attacks against anybody that tries to start a meaningful discussion. Let's remain vigilant for any accounts that use such tactics.

[–]Zapped[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I, too, think it would be odd for someone here to discourage talk about them.

[–]Chipit 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

REALLY. So, entertain me: what kind of Chinese state interest is served on this website?

[–]Zapped[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Are you not entertained?

Ok. I'll try to post more about the wumao and the CCP's attempt at destabilizing the U.S. through propaganda and covert operations.