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[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 9 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago)

Tbh I find both acceptable, and not solely because I thought of the one. Current working mental taxonomy:

Fans: the internet weird-nerds choosing to be bodyshields for this shit absent any other reason whatsoever

Fondlers: those that write the thonkpieces as demonstrated elsethread (the infosec panic one)