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Buckeye_Democrat

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20. I suspect the same.

Reply to Steelrolled (Reply #10)

Mon Apr 20, 2020, 10:40 AM

Apr 2020

Internet trolls are often “real life” trolls too.

https://www.theguardian.com/science/head-quarters/2014/feb/25/internet-trolls-are-also-real-life-trolls

Scores on the Dark Tetrad personality test revealed that trolls are, by far, more likely to have narcissistic, Machiavellian, psychopathic, and sadistic personality traits.

It’s like “revenge of the dummies” in some cases, surely including people who struggled in school.

After Trump won the electoral college, and this site was down, what struck me the most about his supporters in other online forums was that liberals got “powned” or whatever. There was virtually no excitement about Trump himself, but rather laughter over the “liberals crying” about it. Very trollish comments.

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Regarding Flat Earthers: what's their motivation? [View all] Goodheart Apr 2020 OP

Two reasons Miguelito Loveless Apr 2020 #1

My husband's cousin is a flat-earther cyclonefence Apr 2020 #2

I know someone just like that Marrah_Goodman Apr 2020 #6

A simple disk magnet disproves flat earth sanatanadharma Apr 2020 #19

Oh come on cyclonefence Apr 2020 #33

Somebody I Knew RobinA Apr 2020 #29

Exactly right cyclonefence Apr 2020 #34

Well, most of them probably won't ever fly around the globe. dawg day Apr 2020 #3

Being "naughty" is the same reason a lot of trumpers voted as they did. Goodheart Apr 2020 #4

They have this stupid flat map Goodheart Apr 2020 #5

The infamous Mercator projection... Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #15

No, it's not the Mercator projection Goodheart Apr 2020 #17

Oh, I get that, but their map is based on it, sort of... Wounded Bear Apr 2020 #18

LOL, that is totally my cat. dawg day Apr 2020 #23

Air Travel RobinA Apr 2020 #31

There is also a religious element to it too Thyla Apr 2020 #7

Religion Johnny2X2X Apr 2020 #8

So they don't believe in mountains either? dawg day Apr 2020 #24

Currently edhopper Apr 2020 #9

I think a good portion of them do it for fun... Steelrolled Apr 2020 #10

I suspect the same. Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #20

Yeah, I've grown tired of "modern" political discourse Steelrolled Apr 2020 #22

That's exactly it madville Apr 2020 #35

mostly to be contrarians as they think it makes them "special" beachbumbob Apr 2020 #11

Stupidity doesn't have to have a motive. Aristus Apr 2020 #12

They have a tendency to be in one of three groups... Archae Apr 2020 #13

Erode faith in science scrabblequeen40 Apr 2020 #14

Curiously, their motivation is like everyone's motivation sanatanadharma Apr 2020 #16

I don't think so. Goodheart Apr 2020 #21

They're not much different than Young Earth Creationists, actually. MineralMan Apr 2020 #25

Erode faith in science scrabblequeen40 Apr 2020 #26

They finally found out that 2+2 does NOT equal 5, and they need a new cause? DFW Apr 2020 #27

It's about being contrary customerserviceguy Apr 2020 #28

If there's an actual conspiracy, I'd suspect... Buckeye_Democrat Apr 2020 #30

I think flat earthers should get a free trip to outer space to see for themselves... tenderfoot Apr 2020 #32