Real study of pathological behaviors of internet trolls

[lindysalsagal]

http://explore.noodle.org/post/77296220908/landmark-study-by-university-of-manitoba?utm_content=bufferce701&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Landmark study by University of Manitoba researchers finds that internet trolls are Machiavellian sadists and narcissists:

The research … sought to directly investigate whether people who engage in trolling are characterized by personality traits that fall in the so-called “Dark Tetrad”: Machiavellianism (willingness to manipulate and deceive others), narcissism (egotism and self-obsession), psychopathy (the lack of remorse and empathy), and sadism (pleasure in the suffering of others).

It is hard to underplay the results: The study found correlations, sometimes quite significant, between these traits and trolling behavior. What’s more, it also found a relationship between all Dark Tetrad traits (except for narcissism) and the overall time that an individual spent, per day, commenting on the internet.

[quinnox]

1. Oh boy, so the more time you spend commenting on the internet, the worse it is

I'm in trouble then. Not in as much trouble as some others, but some.

[In_The_Wind]

2. That encapsulates the internet troll personality perfectly.

[lindysalsagal]

5. Nightmares!

[In_The_Wind]

6. Whoops!

[NuclearDem]

3. U sane bro

[Bonobo]

4. K&R nt

[Beartracks]

8. So there really ARE people who are wrong on the Internet??

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[nadinbrzezinski]

9. Should I be shocked?