Research finds that Internet trolls are ‘everyday sadists’ who feed on suffering

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Originally Posted by Katipan

I think what existed/exists outside the scope of the internet is far worse.

Those soap boxes only have as much impact as you allow. Not quite the same as someone coming into your house and taking a dump on your carpet.

WTF?

Was breaking into homes and shitting on their carpet a real problem before the internet? Aside from that it's not trolling... That's, you know, illegal. Trolling is about saying things to piss people off.

It has NO impact on me because I don't give a damn what people do or say, but that doesn't mean people aren't doing it. Out of sight out of mind... yeah, I get that. However out of sight doesn't mean 'out of existence'.