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Aug. 1st, 2008 03:27 pmhttp://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/magazine/03trolls-t.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
Article on internet trolls, focusing on one guy in particular and his supposed reasons for his behavior.
My reaction boils down to this- Admit it, kid, what you do is not a "social experiment", it's a step beyond torturing street cats for amusement, and you're doing it for the same reason: You enjoy causing others pain. Your attempts to rationalize what you do as acceptable in any way may be the one actual social experiment I believe you are making, which is to see how many people are willing to buy and eat that bullshit of an reason for your egregious behavior.
Article on internet trolls, focusing on one guy in particular and his supposed reasons for his behavior.
My reaction boils down to this- Admit it, kid, what you do is not a "social experiment", it's a step beyond torturing street cats for amusement, and you're doing it for the same reason: You enjoy causing others pain. Your attempts to rationalize what you do as acceptable in any way may be the one actual social experiment I believe you are making, which is to see how many people are willing to buy and eat that bullshit of an reason for your egregious behavior.
