It struck me as a half-assed attempt at gaining the masses approval
dont mind me, I've just been stalking this the entire time
Which to me seemed painfully obvious, the exact opposite of what a proper manipulator would do.
But forgetting that, you have to show some personality! Find some friends! Chat about stuff with only a few people at a time. The rest comes later. You must build a foundation before you can have an easy relationship.
Exactly! A lot of the newbies on here seem to think that, by jumping on a popular thread where the "cool kids" hang out (which I've so lovingly dubbed y'all as the Chaos Bringers), they're instantly going to be loved and pulled into friendships right off the bat. When that doesn't work, they then employ Friendship Magnet #2, constantly replying with random statements that kind of appeal to most stated opinions in an attempt at making people like them, which inevitably backfires