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recent bookmarks from jmInternet Trolls Are Narcissists, Psychopaths, and Sadists | Psychology Today2014-09-21T22:26:23+00:00
http://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/your-online-secrets/201409/internet-trolls-are-narcissists-psychopaths-and-sadists?tr=MostViewed
jmThe relationship between this Dark Tetrad [of narcissism, Machiavellianism, psychopathy, and sadism] and trolling is so significant, that the authors write the following in their paper:
"... the associations between sadism and GAIT (Global Assessment of Internet Trolling) scores were so strong that it might be said that online trolls are prototypical everyday sadists." [emphasis added]
Trolls truly enjoy making you feel bad. To quote the authors once more (because this is a truly quotable article):
"Both trolls and sadists feel sadistic glee at the distress of others. Sadists just want to have fun ... and the Internet is their playground!"
Bloody hell.]]>trolls sadism narcissism psychopaths online trolling psychology papershttps://pinboard.in/https://pinboard.in/u:jm/b:fb191cf67f88/