Cooking a reddit account is the act of making a fake account on reddit long before it's needed, by intermittently posting and commenting to lend credibility to the account when it's eventually put to use. Accounts can be created with the final purpose in mind already, or old or purchased accounts can be repurposed to become sock puppets.
Reasons someone might cook an account in advance include the ability to influence discussions, express controversial opinions without being immediately dismissed as a biased party (like paid or volunteer supporters who promote specific agendas, such as Israeli hasbara trolls that are paid or volunteer to astroturf support on social media to make it appear that their position is more popular than it really is), or share fabricated content that might be met with greater scrutiny if posted from a newly created account (such as individuals who cook accounts to share fake UFO videos they've made, disguising them as authentic recordings by ordinary people).
The difference between cooking an account and the expression "sockpuppet account" lies in the fact that cooking specifically involves the pre-planning of false engagement on an account over a period of time, whereas a sockpuppet account applies to any account being used for deceptive purposes.
The term "cooking" is derived from the act of preparing food over a period of time before it is ready.
Reasons someone might cook an account in advance include the ability to influence discussions, express controversial opinions without being immediately dismissed as a biased party (like paid or volunteer supporters who promote specific agendas, such as Israeli hasbara trolls that are paid or volunteer to astroturf support on social media to make it appear that their position is more popular than it really is), or share fabricated content that might be met with greater scrutiny if posted from a newly created account (such as individuals who cook accounts to share fake UFO videos they've made, disguising them as authentic recordings by ordinary people).
The difference between cooking an account and the expression "sockpuppet account" lies in the fact that cooking specifically involves the pre-planning of false engagement on an account over a period of time, whereas a sockpuppet account applies to any account being used for deceptive purposes.
The term "cooking" is derived from the act of preparing food over a period of time before it is ready.
"I posted that UFO video we made on the subreddit but everyone knew it was fake right away because the account was too new. So this time, I decided to try cooking reddit accounts, and spent the two months adding random comments and posts every few days. Hopefully when I post this new video they will be a lot less skeptical!"
by kiriakouTWO April 19, 2024
Get the cooking reddit accountsmug. parody twitter accounts are made by cool people and most of these are peak : Caine,Mecha,beezle who is dead, I AM GOD, xen,hat kid,caseoh, parody twitter,the ink demon who is gone for real, fatal error gone as well for real,etc
by FUNNY FURNACE May 7, 2024
Get the parody twitter accountsmug. by Hayesy2801 May 6, 2024
Get the Accountantmug. by zyoyzy September 11, 2021
Get the Special Accountantmug. When a person who is obviously guilty continues to profess innocence regardless of overwhelming proof of their guilt. A drunk driver who denies being drunk after getting in to an accident, blows over the limit on a breathalyzer, and has witnesses confirming they were drunk will be a person exhibiting "Accountability Resistance Syndrome"
A child holding a crayon, covered in crayon marks, who was caught writing their name on the living room wall that denies vandalizing the wall is experiencing Accountability Resistance Syndrome.
by Kooriki May 2, 2024
Get the Accountability Resistance Syndromemug. An oldschool term used for people that play worse than their elo in competitive games because they are using an account that they bought online. This term has mostly been replaced with the term boosted
by Eggnivia March 4, 2018
Get the eBay accountmug. A ship account is a tiktok account made by someone from the same grade/class that makes videos about other people in the grade and shipping them together.
Yo you heard about the account that's shipping people from our grade on tiktok
"Yeah bro I hate those ship accounts"
"Yeah bro I hate those ship accounts"
by JayGfromQueens September 12, 2023
Get the ship accountsmug.