Past tense of taking ragebait—acknowledging that one fell for content designed to provoke anger. The phrase often comes with recognition of manipulation: you see now that your anger was the product, your engagement the goal. Took the ragebait means you were played by design.
Took the Ragebait "He realized, hours later, that he'd spent his evening arguing with strangers because of a post designed to make him angry. 'I took the ragebait,' he admitted. The anger was real; the post was calculated. His emotion had been harvested, and he'd volunteered for the harvest."
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A statement comprised of the author's genuine beliefs that can be explained as ragebait by the author, defending themselves against critique, depending on the overall reaction to said statement.
Person 1 (Truthfully): The moon landing was completely fabricated!
Person 2: Holy shit there's no way you're that retarded!
Person 1 (Lying Bastard): Easiest ragebait of my life!
Person 2: Schrodinger's Ragebait 0/10.
Person 2: Holy shit there's no way you're that retarded!
Person 1 (Lying Bastard): Easiest ragebait of my life!
Person 2: Schrodinger's Ragebait 0/10.
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“I fucked your wife.”
“Are you fucking serious?”
“Dude, it was ragebait!”
*an example of Schrödinger’s Ragebait
“Are you fucking serious?”
“Dude, it was ragebait!”
*an example of Schrödinger’s Ragebait
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Person 1: "This 'drawing' is clearly generated by AI, not to mention it's terrible. Pick up a pencil."
Person 2: "You know they uploaded a timelapse video of their drawing process right?"
Person 1: "Chill dude, you got ragebaited lol"
Person 3: "Yeah right, dude. Schrodinger's Ragebaiter..."
Person 2: "You know they uploaded a timelapse video of their drawing process right?"
Person 1: "Chill dude, you got ragebaited lol"
Person 3: "Yeah right, dude. Schrodinger's Ragebaiter..."
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Friend 1: why does Jake always say the dumbest takes in the group chat?
Friend 2: He thinks it’s funny to rage bait us, but he’s actually just stupid
Friend 1: Ah I get it, he waits to be called out to say he was just trying to get a rise out of us
Friend 2: exactly, it’s a Schrodinger’s Rage Bait
Friend 2: He thinks it’s funny to rage bait us, but he’s actually just stupid
Friend 1: Ah I get it, he waits to be called out to say he was just trying to get a rise out of us
Friend 2: exactly, it’s a Schrodinger’s Rage Bait
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