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> They are in their 50s and they started small and it's snowballed into this. What's the force of nature that's pushing this snowball down the hill? Sounds l
by danans 7y ago
> They are in their 50s and they started small and it's snowballed into this.
What's the force of nature that's pushing this snowball down the hill? Sounds like joy of hurting others, amplified by feedback and validation from like-minded people online.
- oldsklgdfth 7y agoThere's a lot of bored 50yos apparently.
- danans 7y agoMost bored 50 year olds don't engage in trolling or other sociopathic pursuits. I suspect a considerable number are younger and older than 50. It's not about age. It's more about reveling in others' confusion and suffering, which might stem from their own experience of that. The frequency of that mindset and the networking of it through technology seems like our social disease.
- FeepingCreature 7y agoYes surely only sociopaths snark. Clearly getting a rise from people is a unique problem of this century.
- state_less 7y agoIf life didn’t turn out how you’d like, then it might feel good to see it not go well for another. These folks are hurting.
- danans 7y agoI agree. But if that's the case, trolling really isn't a joke, and recommendations to ignore it or not take it too seriously are misguided or disingenuous.
- state_less 7y agoThe judgement and recommendations of people doing the trolling don't bear much weight. I'd rather hear from the people on the receiving end. If it's not welcome, then it should stop.
- danans 7y ago> I'd rather hear from the people on the receiving end. If it's not welcome, then it should stop. It seems kind of obvious that harassment of any kind isn't welcome by the recipient. That's given by definition of the word "harassment". I've definitely been on the receiving end for what it's worth.
- 101404 7y agoHonestly, it mainly sounds like you are pretty quick to judging others without actually knowing what they are doing. So much for "doing things that damage society".