A burnt take is a perspective or opinion expressed on social media, which used to get a lot of attention for how uncommon or controversial it was, but doesn’t anymore.
It may have been overused as a means to farm interaction, causing it to lose its shock value, or it simply may have become a more commonly-held belief among people.
It could have also fizzled out because it used to pop up a lot in not-so-civil debates among a community, and said community became bored of the conflict.
A hot take that has lost its original spark.
It may have been overused as a means to farm interaction, causing it to lose its shock value, or it simply may have become a more commonly-held belief among people.
It could have also fizzled out because it used to pop up a lot in not-so-civil debates among a community, and said community became bored of the conflict.
A hot take that has lost its original spark.
OP: Hot take, Mr Beast is only pretending to be a good person, he’s actually super corrupt.
Commenter 1: Burnt take, everyone knows that he sucks now.
Commenter 2: I second that, just look at the quality control for Lunchly. Not to mention he put his buddy in solitary confinement and basically tortured him for views.
Commenter 1: Burnt take, everyone knows that he sucks now.
Commenter 2: I second that, just look at the quality control for Lunchly. Not to mention he put his buddy in solitary confinement and basically tortured him for views.
by Shoobies898 June 08, 2025
A long-form response post or comment made in a Q&A scenario, which feigns genuine interest in answering the OP’s question or solving their plight in the first paragraph or two, but reveals the commenter’s ulterior motive upon further reading.
This motive could involve trying to convert the OP to the commenter’s religion, pushing political propaganda, pushing a sweeping lifestyle change like minimalism or veganism, attempted cult or MLM recruitment, or advertising a product or service.
It can also be a convoluted form of trolling, in which the flytrapper’s goal is to waste the OP’s time, give a false sense of security, then try to make them feel shame or embarrassment for asking the question in the first place.
This motive could involve trying to convert the OP to the commenter’s religion, pushing political propaganda, pushing a sweeping lifestyle change like minimalism or veganism, attempted cult or MLM recruitment, or advertising a product or service.
It can also be a convoluted form of trolling, in which the flytrapper’s goal is to waste the OP’s time, give a false sense of security, then try to make them feel shame or embarrassment for asking the question in the first place.
Person A: Do you still use Quora?
Person B: Hell no, that place if full of flytrappers. Last post I made on there, I asked for advice on how to move on from my grandpa’s death. Everyone’s response looked like they were gonna help me with the mourning process, but then either tried to convert me to Christianity, Buddhism, or tried to sell me books or get me to sign up for websites that looked cult-y.
Person B: Hell no, that place if full of flytrappers. Last post I made on there, I asked for advice on how to move on from my grandpa’s death. Everyone’s response looked like they were gonna help me with the mourning process, but then either tried to convert me to Christianity, Buddhism, or tried to sell me books or get me to sign up for websites that looked cult-y.
by Shoobies898 May 20, 2025