bait used to be believable

a phrase used in response to when someone tries to bait others into believing something or tries to make other people angry

troll: *something really bad*
human: bait used to be believable

by bamfwag December 23, 2023

Bait used to be believable

A memetic term used to describe how much rage bait (and trolling in general) has declined in the past decade, becoming so obvious and low-effort that you'd have to be mighty stupid to fall for it.

Obvious hacker: "Bruhhh I got banned because I was too good at this game for those stupid plebs bruhhh the mods are losers bruhhh"

Chad: "Bait used to be believable."

by Ubeenbamboozledson November 20, 2025