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New Study: Internet Trolls Are Often Machiavellian Sadists
On 2/14/2014 11:31 AM, 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 ------------ 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." --------- 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. Do you even know what hot bunking means? |
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