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Re: Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases

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Hils <hils@saynotospam.net>:

> Perhaps it should be seen as the verbal/intellectual equivalent of
> shooting someone from 250m or bombing them from 30,000ft. You don't
> get to know them, you don't even have to see their faces, you can just
> pull the trigger. Not everyone does it, though:
>
> "In a survey conducted by [a] group of [Canadian] psychologists,
> people who partake in so-called trolling online showed signs of
> sadism, psychopathy, and were Machiavellian in their manipulation of
> others and their disregard for morality."

If Usenet trolling is their way of implementing their sociopathic urges,
I welcome them. I've seen a few very active and admirably skilled
trolls. One "blessed" soc.culture.esperanto with his 24/7 presence for
several months. I haven't seen him for a couple of weeks. I hope he's
just on a summer vacation instead of upgrading to a shooting spree.


Marko

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Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases Rich <rich@example.invalid> - 2014-08-15 10:05 +0000
  Re: Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases Hils <hils@saynotospam.net> - 2014-08-15 15:02 +0100
    Re: Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-08-15 15:12 +0000
    Re: Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases Marko Rauhamaa <marko@pacujo.net> - 2014-08-15 19:27 +0300

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