On Friday, February 14, 2014 10:31:57 AM UTC-6, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 2/14/14, 11:18 AM, Poco Loco wrote:

On Fri, 14 Feb 2014 09:52:32 -0500, Wayne.B wrote:



From "Mother Jones", interesting read about people we know:



http://www.motherjones.com/blue-marble/2014/02/internet-trolls-sadists-psychopaths-lulz?google_editors_picks=true



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In the past few years, the science of Internet trollology has made

some strides. Last year, for instance, we learned that by hurling

insults and inciting discord in online comment sections, so-called

Internet "trolls" (who are frequently anonymous) have a polarizing

effect on audiences, leading to politicization, rather than deeper

understanding of scientific topics.



That's bad, but it's nothing compared with what a new psychology paper

has to say about the personalities of so-called trolls themselves. The

research, conducted by Erin Buckels of the University of Manitoba and

two colleagues, sought to directly investigate whether people who

engage in trolling are characterized by personality traits that fall

in the so-called "Dark Tetrad": Machiavellianism (willingness to

manipulate and deceive others), narcissism (egotism and

self-obsession), psychopathy (the lack of remorse and empathy), and

sadism (pleasure in the suffering of others).



It is hard to underplay the results: The study found correlations,

sometimes quite significant, between these traits and trolling

behavior. What's more, it also found a relationship between all Dark

Tetrad traits (except for narcissism) and the overall time that an

individual spent, per day, commenting on the Internet.



In the study, trolls were identified in a variety of ways. One was by

simply asking survey participants what they "enjoyed doing most" when

on online comment sites, offering five options: "debating issues that

are important to you," "chatting with others," "making new friends,"

"trolling others," and "other."



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Wow.



"... "Dark Tetrad": Machiavellianism (willingness to

manipulate and deceive others), narcissism (egotism and

self-obsession), psychopathy (the lack of remorse and empathy), and

sadism (pleasure in the suffering of others)."



Lays it on the line, doesn't it?





Indeed, since the beginning of this year, Wayne has been the most

consistent troll in rec.boats, aside, of course, from Slammer and Hank,

the other two most consistent trolls in rec.boats. That's why all of

them are hot bunking in my bozo bin.

odd, I haven't seen Wayne start but a couple threads this year and they weren't designed to get people stirred up over nothing. And I believe they were actually boating threads.

Nothing near like Palin and Zimmerman, stealing poor peoples blankets, nasty old rightie/christian/ fundies, judges ruling on gay marriages in other states but their own, Georgia and Texas governors, abortions. etc.etc.

You know, that kind of swill.

But relax. The years just starting!