1 definition by RationalistRevolutionary
Mainly associated with online conspiracy theorists and conservatives from small towns.
To lose grip of reality while chatting online.
To Stockwell is to be so permanently on the edge of mental oblivion that they become hysterical at the slightest thing that seems to contradict their crazy beliefs.
Somebody Stockwelled out may fly into a rage, typing message after message citing Alex Jones articles and any other online nutcase with similar crazy opinions.
They may deny the existence of basic facts even when confronted with them. Generally they'll act like obnoxious idiots just because someone else had a different, fact based opinion, possibly derived from a library. Which to someone Stockwelled out, is clearly not as valid as the mis-spelled online drivel they've scratched up from the poison pit of online conspiracy websites.
To lose grip of reality while chatting online.
To Stockwell is to be so permanently on the edge of mental oblivion that they become hysterical at the slightest thing that seems to contradict their crazy beliefs.
Somebody Stockwelled out may fly into a rage, typing message after message citing Alex Jones articles and any other online nutcase with similar crazy opinions.
They may deny the existence of basic facts even when confronted with them. Generally they'll act like obnoxious idiots just because someone else had a different, fact based opinion, possibly derived from a library. Which to someone Stockwelled out, is clearly not as valid as the mis-spelled online drivel they've scratched up from the poison pit of online conspiracy websites.
by RationalistRevolutionary May 18, 2020