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It's just a shill insult. I don't think there is any actual 'well poisoning' going on with nick, definitionally it's about smearing someone premtively with an audience.
The version you're describing is like a shill usage that tries to counter signal something using social shaming (i.e. makes someone look bad or smear someone by association or something).
And you're saying basically the same thing Tucker is saying. I agree directionally, I'm just triggered by that phrase.