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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: EchotaBaaa   😊 😞
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Subject: Chat GPT on Sheeple
Date: 09/28/25 2:23 PM
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*Short answer: Yes — “sheeple” appears fairly often on ShrewdM, especially in the US Policy / politics threads, and it’s used as a pejorative for people the poster sees as blindly following the crowd.
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What I found (quick summary)

The term shows up repeatedly in recent threads on ShrewdM’s US Policy board — users use it to mock or criticize political opponents or mass public opinion.
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Several active posters use the word (examples: Dope1, WiltonKnight, EchotaBaaa, EchotaSheeple), often in the context of arguing that the “sheeple” are being manipulated by media, politicians, or activists.
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Usage is especially concentrated in threads about elections, media narratives, and “mainstream” opinion — e.g., posts from March–August 2025 show the term used repeatedly.
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A few representative (paraphrased) examples

Posters saying the “Sheeple still don’t want to entertain…” when criticizing cultural or social trends.
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Posts mocking “Sheeple” as blindly supporting certain cable hosts or pundits.
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Posters using the term in heated partisan back-and-forth about voting and political strategy.
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Interpretation / tone

The word is used as an insult or rhetorical device — usually to delegitimize the other side’s views, not as neutral description. That makes its tone confrontational rather than conversational
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