The evolution of Internet illness deception, particularly on sites like TikTok and Instagram, is inseparable from blossoming online subcultures that valorize disability. The problem is that some take it too far, glamorizing illness and making it seem interesting and desirable.

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[–]SMCAB 2 insightful - 3 fun2 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 3 fun -  (2 children)

When I was a reddit fag, I used to read the fake illness subs. It's a group of people that should be drawn and quartered in the public square while I throw rocks at them and piss on their dismembered parts.

[–]Chipit[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Yuk. Nobody actually thinks that way.

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

Yeah they do. I'll bet there are several people who would love to slap the shit out of you. I'd slap the shit out of you.

You've been around long enough to understand dark humor right? Since you're so fucking smart. Do you take everything literally, since you're so fucking smart? Why so serious?