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Got cliffs notes' of it?
I'll be darned if I waste that much time reading about trolls.
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I'll be darned if I waste that much time reading about trolls.
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2010-07-01
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It is a great article if you get a few spare minutes. Basically they are emotionally crippled human beings and live in the gutters of society... but you knew that already 
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Originally Posted by ysss
The author sums up with quotes from a modernized troll forum:
Got cliffs notes' of it?
“What makes a bad person? Or a good person? How do you know if you’re a bad person?”My summary:
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“I’d say empathy is probably a factor.”
Even though trolls, and groups of trolls, come in all shapes and sizes, extreme trolls are generally extremely disturbed and have yet to receive a more socially acceptable cure for their trolling symptoms. Instead, they decide to self-medicate by using the internet as their own Texas clock tower.
I'll be darned if I waste that much time reading about trolls.
Dude, read it. I'm not promising that you'll learn something, but it was fun.=P
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Somewhat tangential, but this report on factors leading to the formation of a "criminal mind" seems to shed some light on the Times article:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=127888976
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...ryId=127888976
Old article, but a great read for anyone who spends a lot of time in a forum like TMO
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