[Spoon]

I find this study offensive

omfg, stfu you stupid nerd.

[MikeRoz]

I find this study offensive

omfg, stfu you stupid nerd.

Is this the part where I'm supposed to threaten to murder someone?

[Nuke]

I find this study offensive

omfg, stfu you stupid nerd.

Is this the part where I'm supposed to threaten to murder someone?

no i think this is the part where you actually do it.

[Colonol Dekker]

Inb4 I lock.

......you all sick balls.

[Cyborg17]

This thread makes me happy I'm not that big into internet culture.

[karajorma]

I'm sure trolls prefer to pretend that they're just trying to have fun / lighten things up / make people less serious. At least we can point out that they are actually scientifically proven to be arseholes.

[Aardwolf]

Upon closer examination, I notice the article doesn't contain the word "disinhibition". I am disappoint.



Edit: Which comes first, the "dark tetrad" personality stuff, or being a troll on the Internet? Or... do they exhibit that kind of behavior when they're not on the Internet? Do they even have that kind of thoughts when they're not on the Internet?

[Dragon]

Or... do they exhibit that kind of behavior when they're not on the Internet? Do they even have that kind of thoughts when they're not on the Internet?

They certainly do have that kind of thoughts when off the Internet, but are too afraid to act on them because of possible repercussions. On the internet, they do not have this kind of inhibitions. That said, when they think they can get away with it IRL, they'll act like jerks there, too.

[jr2]

If they are the popular group IRL they would.  But if they are the popular group with a bunch of yuppy yes-men/women around them I think they would stay offline for the most part, because of their being able to examine the fruits of their labors up-close and personal ("did you see so-and-so's face when I told her <insert horrible dehumanizing insult here>, OMG I think she probably went home early and bawled her eyes out") etc etc.

[Aardwolf]

Idunno... who was that social theorist who talked about people having, like "stage personas" that they used when they were in one setting versus another?

And then either that same guy or some competing guy said there is no "real" personality "behind" the stage persona, they're all separate, real personalities.



Compare/contrast: Stanford Prison Experiment