Constructing the cyber-troll: Psychopathy, Sadism, and Empathy

Marina Brown catskillmarina at gmail.com
Thu Oct 26 12:06:30 PDT 2017


On 10/26/2017 11:09 AM, Cecilia Tanaka wrote:
> On Wed, Sep 27, 2017 at 12:51 AM, Cecilia Tanaka
> <cecilia.tanaka at gmail.com> wrote:
>> * Constructing the cyber-troll: Psychopathy, Sadism, and Empathy
>>
>> # http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0191886917304270
>>
>> ==========
>>
>> * The average person walks past at least 16 murderers in their lifetime.
>>
>> https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/comments/32kmjv/request_likelihood_of_walking_past_murderers_in
>>
>> Some badass on Reddit did the math for someone living in an average-sized
>> city:
>>
>> 10 new people per day x 365 days per year x 71 years of living = about
>> 260,000 separate individuals somebody might walk by; 260,000 people in a
>> lifetime x 6 murderers per 100,000 people = 15.6, or about 16 murderers.
>>
>> ==========
>>
>> Well, I am completely sure that trolls are vile, sadic garbage.  Zenaan
>> Harkness is an insane old man, jealous, able of making cruel and stupid
>> things only to get two little minutes of attention.  One of my 16 psychos, I
>> bet.
> 
> <SNIP>
> 
> I know it sounds very macabre to talk about this, but Halloween is
> nearby and most of us here like Electronics, so I thought the subject
> is correct and fun.  :)
> 
> https://imgur.com/gallery/4VhM7
> 
> Hahaha!!!  Wish you all a lovely day, serene, warming heart,
> peaceful...  Wish no Evil.  Do No Evil. Much love!   <3
> 
> Ceci
> ------
> "Don't let anyone rob you of your imagination, your creativity, or
> your curiosity.  It's your place in the world; it's your life.  Go on
> and do all you can with it, and make it the life you want to live."  -
>  Mae Jemison
> 

That article sounds a lot like Wilhelm Reich. I'm reading "The Mass
Psychology of Fascism" right now.

Kind of reinforces the stereotype that internet trolls are sad little
men living in their mothers basements who can't find a sexual partner.

--- M




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