@COTO you said you weren't around when code trolling was a thing. this is actually relevant to the discussion, you might want to read the discussions about it
meta.codegolf.stackexchange.com/q/1514/8478. Code trolling was literally
intended to get answers like yours. And it was
really popular - with people from other SE sites who found through the HNQ. And the discussion revolved a lot around fun & popularity vs quality standards. So it might be an interesting read.