On 2014-02-17 20:53:57 +0000, Nick Maclaren said:

In article ,
Malcolm wrote:

In article , David Rance
writes
On Mon, 17 Feb 2014 18:48:36 sacha wrote:

An interesting web site in view of recent post here.
I'm not trying to inflame anyone, just posting this for interest.
http://tinyurl.com/kpnbo7u
Peter

And I think this is the nub of it:
'Overall, the authors found that the relationship between sadism
and trolling was the strongest, and that indeed, sadists appear to
troll because they find it pleasurable. “Both trolls and sadists
feel sadistic glee at the distress of others,” they wrote.
“Sadists just want to have fun ... and the Internet is their playground!”'
Isn't this what we've always known?
David

Did you miss the bit about narcissism? ;-)

No, but I don't think it's relevant. Our trolls may well be
narcissistic but it's the sadistic trait that is important to them here.

I disagree. They are sad, lonely attention seekers. Inadequate males, no
girlfriend, partner or wife, or none that understands them (!), and
ignored by all their friends, if they have any.

Quite a few are female, and it's often not loneliness but a lack
of self-esteem.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

I think excessive drinking was cited in the case of one of those who
were jailed recently for posting some horrific and threatening abuse.
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Sacha
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South Devon
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