Many articles have been written about trolls. Here are some quotes from just a few of them:
“Psychological studies show trolls tend to be male, show higher levels of psychopathy traits — low levels of empathy, guilt and responsibility for their actions — and higher levels of sadism traits, the enjoyment of causing others physical and psychological pain.”
“Of all personality measures, however, it was sadism which showed the most robust associations with trolling.”
“They’re basically like c**kroaches: They come out of the dark corners of the world wide web, they infest your clean, safe home of the internet, and are usually excessively difficult or impossible to get rid of.”
“troll is someone who comes into a discussion and posts comments designed to upset or disrupt the conversation. Often, in fact, it seems like there is no real purpose behind their comments except to upset everyone else involved. Trolls will lie, exaggerate, and offend to get a response.”
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