The New York Times Magazine will be publishing an article this Sunday about internet trolling, with a focus on /b/ and free speech.
/b/ reads like the inside of a high-school bathroom stall, or an obscene telephone party line, or a blog with no posts and all comments filled with slang that you are too old to understand.
….
Why inflict anguish on a helpless stranger? It’s tempting to blame technology, which increases the range of our communications while dehumanizing the recipients. Cases like An Hero and Megan Meier presumably wouldn’t happen if the perpetrators had to deliver their messages in person. But while technology reduces the social barriers that keep us from bedeviling strangers, it does not explain the initial trolling impulse. This seems to spring from something ugly — a destructive human urge that many feel but few act upon, the ambient misanthropy that’s a frequent ingredient of art, politics and, most of all, jokes. There’s a lot of hate out there, and a lot to hate as well.
It’s an interesting read.
[NYTimes: Malwebolence]
That Guy name Weev looks like a fucking retard. He talks about eliminating 4 billion people, he should be the first of the to get the ax.
That Guy name Weev looks like a fucking retard. He talks about eliminating 4 billion people, he should be the first of the to get the ax.
That Guy name Weev looks like a fucking retard. He talks about eliminating 4 billion people, he should be the first of the to get the ax.
@10:58: You don’t normally get to meet these people in real life, but they have some crazy ideas. Reading would be nice, but these guys seem to be almost beyond help.
@10:58: You don’t normally get to meet these people in real life, but they have some crazy ideas. Reading would be nice, but these guys seem to be almost beyond help.
@10:58: You don’t normally get to meet these people in real life, but they have some crazy ideas. Reading would be nice, but these guys seem to be almost beyond help.
oh, it might also mean there’s a lot of people/things to hate, as well.-5:32
oh, it might also mean there’s a lot of people/things to hate, as well.
-5:32
10:52, yes, it makes sense. the second part means that hate is complicated. definitely had to read it twice to get it.
10:52, yes, it makes sense. the second part means that hate is complicated. definitely had to read it twice to get it.
10:52, yes, it makes sense. the second part means that hate is complicated. definitely had to read it twice to get it.
Trolls need to get a life. Like read a book or something.
Trolls need to get a life. Like read a book or something.
Trolls need to get a life. Like read a book or something.
There’s a lot of hate out there, and a lot to hate as well.Does this make sense to other people??
There’s a lot of hate out there, and a lot to hate as well.Does this make sense to other people??
There’s a lot of hate out there, and a lot to hate as well.
Does this make sense to other people??
lulz
lulz
lulz
M. Schwartz: Trolled or trolling?
M. Schwartz: Trolled or trolling?
M. Schwartz: Trolled or trolling?
only applies to raids
only applies to raids
only applies to raids
Definitely an interesting piece, I recommend it
Definitely an interesting piece, I recommend it
Definitely an interesting piece, I recommend it
RULES 1 AND 2
RULES 1 AND 2
RULES 1 AND 2
Nice bit of writing.
Nice bit of writing.
Nice bit of writing.