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Online Trolls Just Assholes All the Time, Study Finds

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Re: Online Trolls Just Assholes All the Time, Study Finds

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Post by toiletaccount »

moron4hire wrote: post #9
toiletaccount wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My personal fav was the guy on craigslist that pretended to be an attractive young woman looking for sex w randos. All 'she' needed was a photo of their drivers license to make sure they weren't creeps/as insurance. This guy tracked down every man's spouse and told them what was up. He was sued (and lost, iirc, after about 100 men were divorced), and ended up being interviewed by the nyt. BUT he picks up the intervie…

That sounds like weev

Thank you, I'm pretty sure this was it. Pure gold.

Re: Online Trolls Just Assholes All the Time, Study Finds

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Post by smt88 »

toiletaccount wrote: post #8
xupybd wrote: post #2

It's sad the Troll now means asshole. Ken M [1] style trolling is one of my favorite things on the internet. Even David Thorne's [2] slightly more aggressive Trolling is fantastic. I think we need to separate this from online bullies. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_M [2] https://27bslash6.com/missy.html

My personal fav was the guy on craigslist that pretended to be an attractive young woman looking for sex w randos. All 'she' needed was a photo of their drivers license to make sure they weren't creeps/as insurance. This guy tracked down every man's spouse and told them what was up. He was sued (and lost, iirc, after about 100 men were divorced), and ended up being interviewed by the nyt. BUT he picks up the intervie…

It's interesting that, on a thread about how trolling used to be good-natured, you brought up a literal neo-Nazi[1].

So it seems like this study's findings are probably not far from the truth.

1. https://www.newsweek.com/neo-nazi-andrew-weev-auernheimer-da...

Re: Online Trolls Just Assholes All the Time, Study Finds

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Post by danwills »

xupybd wrote: post #2

It's sad the Troll now means asshole. Ken M [1] style trolling is one of my favorite things on the internet. Even David Thorne's [2] slightly more aggressive Trolling is fantastic. I think we need to separate this from online bullies. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_M [2] https://27bslash6.com/missy.html

Wow! I haven't uncontrollably cried with laughter like that for so long, KenM is my new hero.

Thank you so much for the recommendation!

Re: Online Trolls Just Assholes All the Time, Study Finds

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Post by perl4ever »

bb88 wrote: post #7
arp242 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Trolling is essentially online pranking. There's good-natured "smile, you're on candid camera" pranks, and then there's just being an asshole.

I wouldn't call it "pranking". I would call it a subversive action from a deep sarcastic view. E.g. I'm pretty sure some people might think that "swatting" is a form of trolling.

https://thewestlakereview.wordpress.com/2015/09/22/review-he...

Re: Online Trolls Just Assholes All the Time, Study Finds

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Post by klyrs »

bb88 wrote: post #7
arp242 wrote: post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Trolling is essentially online pranking. There's good-natured "smile, you're on candid camera" pranks, and then there's just being an asshole.

I wouldn't call it "pranking". I would call it a subversive action from a deep sarcastic view. E.g. I'm pretty sure some people might think that "swatting" is a form of trolling.

Trolling is a spectrum, people

Re: Online Trolls Just Assholes All the Time, Study Finds

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Post by blondin »

xupybd wrote: post #2

It's sad the Troll now means asshole. Ken M [1] style trolling is one of my favorite things on the internet. Even David Thorne's [2] slightly more aggressive Trolling is fantastic. I think we need to separate this from online bullies. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_M [2] https://27bslash6.com/missy.html

you are quite right.

i remember a time when seeing the troll emoji meant someone was being pranked and the small communities i was part of enjoyed the laughter.

nowadays, i wouldn't bother using that emoji. besides, i don't think it made it to the standard emojis.

there is... just something about things becoming popular or going mainstream and turning bad. countless of benign things became harmful once they went mainstream.

Re: Online Trolls Just Assholes All the Time, Study Finds

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Post by toiletaccount »

smt88 wrote: post #12
toiletaccount wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My personal fav was the guy on craigslist that pretended to be an attractive young woman looking for sex w randos. All 'she' needed was a photo of their drivers license to make sure they weren't creeps/as insurance. This guy tracked down every man's spouse and told them what was up. He was sued (and lost, iirc, after about 100 men were divorced), and ended up being interviewed by the nyt. BUT he picks up the intervie…

It's interesting that, on a thread about how trolling used to be good-natured, you brought up a literal neo-Nazi[1]. So it seems like this study's findings are probably not far from the truth. 1. https://www.newsweek.com/neo-nazi-andrew-weev-auernheimer-da...

Yeah I also think we should disband NASA for their ties to von Braun.

Honestly, who gives a fuck. It was funny, and not a racist deed. He fucked with scumbags here.

E: been on craigslist lately?

Re: Online Trolls Just Assholes All the Time, Study Finds

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Post by O_H_E »

xupybd wrote: post #2

It's sad the Troll now means asshole. Ken M [1] style trolling is one of my favorite things on the internet. Even David Thorne's [2] slightly more aggressive Trolling is fantastic. I think we need to separate this from online bullies. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_M [2] https://27bslash6.com/missy.html

Wow, I had no idea troll carried a similar connotation problem as hacker

Re: Online Trolls Just Assholes All the Time, Study Finds

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Post by spfzero »

toiletaccount wrote: post #8
xupybd wrote: post #2

It's sad the Troll now means asshole. Ken M [1] style trolling is one of my favorite things on the internet. Even David Thorne's [2] slightly more aggressive Trolling is fantastic. I think we need to separate this from online bullies. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_M [2] https://27bslash6.com/missy.html

My personal fav was the guy on craigslist that pretended to be an attractive young woman looking for sex w randos. All 'she' needed was a photo of their drivers license to make sure they weren't creeps/as insurance. This guy tracked down every man's spouse and told them what was up. He was sued (and lost, iirc, after about 100 men were divorced), and ended up being interviewed by the nyt. BUT he picks up the intervie…

This just seems like someone out to wreck lives. There must have been at least a few victims that didn’t deserve that, even if some did.

Re: Online Trolls Just Assholes All the Time, Study Finds

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Post by spfzero »

xupybd wrote: post #2

It's sad the Troll now means asshole. Ken M [1] style trolling is one of my favorite things on the internet. Even David Thorne's [2] slightly more aggressive Trolling is fantastic. I think we need to separate this from online bullies. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_M [2] https://27bslash6.com/missy.html

Thanks for reminding me about David Thorne. Priceless.
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