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Off topic.

What's with the comments that start with "This."? What is "This." suppose to mean as an introduction?

Sort of short-hand for "I agree with this". I think (? please correct me if wrong, someone) it started on Reddit.

I've heard it in real life far before that. Its a way of re-emphasizing something that was just said.

It's another way of saying "ditto".