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Internet Trolls and Personality Traits
Internet Trolls and Personality Traits
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I guess we're no longer celebrating diversity.
One man's troll is another man's freedom fighter.
Point one finger at someone else, three point back at you.
Some people can dish it out but they just can't take it.
Everyone is a troll except me.
Etc.
One man's troll is another man's freedom fighter.
Point one finger at someone else, three point back at you.
Some people can dish it out but they just can't take it.
Everyone is a troll except me.
Etc.
Censorship isn't necessary
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Yes, I've noticed the same thing.Last year, for instance, we learned that by hurling insults and inciting discord in online comment sections, so-called Internet trolls (who are frequently anonymous) have a polarizing effect on audiences, leading to politicization, rather than deeper understanding of scientific topics.
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miss Ibrahim
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miss Ibrahim
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Hey, If we ever get to the point where knowledge is the required standard for forming opinions, the sound of ecrickets on the internet will be deafening....
songbirds sing the songs they know..... not necessarily the ones they sing well......
songbirds sing the songs they know..... not necessarily the ones they sing well......
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I find "celebrating diversity" to be an empty slogan whether or not I agree with the sentiment being expressed.Mr. Perfect wrote:I guess we're no longer celebrating diversity.
My standard test to change the word order, "diversifying celebrations".
Anyways, trolling has nothing to do with diversity, but with being an online jerk.
This may come as a bit of a surprise for you: freedom fighters don't spend their time trolling little know internet forums.Mr. Perfect wrote:One man's troll is another man's freedom fighter.
Rather they spend their time and energy fighting for freedom out in the real world. Go figure.
You appear to think that this topic is directed at you. Why is that?Mr. Perfect wrote:Point one finger at someone else, three point back at you.
Everyone is a troll except me.
I think that we're well aware of what an internet tough guy you are, that Chuck Norris curls up in a fetal position after reading one of your posts.Mr. Perfect wrote:Some people can dish it out but they just can't take it.
However, if you're under the impression that the purpose of this forum is to "dish it out", you're quite mistaken.
May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
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It appears that his New Year resolution was to stop posting here.Heracleum Persicum wrote:.
miss Ibrahim
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[No communication, just a guess.]
May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
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Typhoon wrote:It appears that his New Year resolution was to stop posting here.Heracleum Persicum wrote:.
miss Ibrahim
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[No communication, just a guess.]
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Can't blame him after Doc, Monster and others ganged on him throwing "unjustified" mud at him .. am puzzled, always thought "Azari the Persian" the bad guy here
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I know when I have behaved trollishly I always ended up hating myself and feeling very small later, so I try not to do that anymore. Too bad about Ibrahim.
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That's liberalism for you. Full of empty slogans.Typhoon wrote: I find "celebrating diversity" to be an empty slogan whether or not I agree with the sentiment being expressed.
Well trolling and diversity are closely linked. If one were to celebrate diversity one would have to celebrate trolls as trolls are a part of diversity.My standard test to change the word order, "diversifying celebrations".
Anyways, trolling has nothing to do with diversity, but with being an online jerk.
Freedom fighters show up where speech happens, which includes the internet.This may come as a bit of a surprise for you: freedom fighters don't spend their time trolling little know internet forums.
Rather they spend their time and energy fighting for freedom out in the real world. Go figure.
No, of course the slate.com (leftiwng bilge website) article was aimed at the internet in general, not this website, and my responses were directed at the slate.com article, not anyone on this website.You appear to think that this topic is directed at you. Why is that?
I think that we're well aware of what an internet tough guy you are, that Chuck Norris curls up in a fetal position after reading one of your posts.
However, if you're under the impression that the purpose of this forum is to "dish it out", you're quite mistaken.
It is a common tactic to label anyone who disagrees with you as a troll, bringing in the subjectivity of the issue. For years now, I have seen the definition morph to suit whoever is making the charge, and it's morphed again in this article. Hence, one man's troll is another man's freedom fighter. Everyone is a troll but me (turn of another phrase). But I think this was probably clear to most people going in.
Censorship isn't necessary
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Maybe Ibrahim got bored with this forum because it's an echo chamber and everyone already knows what everyone else is going to say?
That's how I feel.
That's how I feel.
Men often oppose a thing merely because they have had no agency in planning it, or because it may have been planned by those whom they dislike.
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Enki wrote:.
Maybe Ibrahim got bored with this forum because it's an echo chamber and everyone already knows what everyone else is going to say?
That's how I feel.
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You want to say you can guess my views and position ? ? .. hardly
Even I myself not always sure which way I tilt
Mr. Perfect wrote:.
He could dish it out but he just couldn't take it.
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Ibrahim must "line up" himself .. either towards west or towards east
He in the wrong "body", thinking he U, but he no U
Azari straight forward
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Who Esteems..... Who Despises........
Thank you Very Much for your post, Azari.Heracleum Persicum wrote:Typhoon wrote:It appears that his New Year resolution was to stop posting here.Heracleum Persicum wrote:.
miss Ibrahim
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[No communication, just a guess.]
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Can't blame him after Doc, Monster and others ganged on him throwing "unjustified" mud at him .. am puzzled, always thought "Azari the Persian" the bad guy here
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Not so, Azari."Azari the Persian" the bad guy here
At least not on my part......
And I am not alone......
As he has told me more than once, Marcus highly esteems your 'unique viewpoint'*....
And I much prefer conversing with you even though we very often disagree**....
I have expressed this sentiment before.....
While remember who despised you enough to have you on Foe/Ignore...
*Note that he is also absent....
**Though occasionally we do agree, as on Assad & Syria....
While even agreement would not appease the despite of the other....
For the love of G_d, consider you & I may be mistaken.
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More.....
Thank You Very Much for Your Post, Azari.Heracleum Persicum wrote:Enki wrote:.
Maybe Ibrahim got bored with this forum because it's an echo chamber and everyone already knows what everyone else is going to say?
That's how I feel.
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You want to say you can guess my views and position ? ? .. hardly
Even I myself not always sure which way I tilt
Mr. Perfect wrote:.
He could dish it out but he just couldn't take it.
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Ibrahim must "line up" himself .. either towards west or towards east
He in the wrong "body", thinking he U, but he no U
Azari straight forward
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IMHO, that is NOT the problem...
Again noting that Marcus, Monster and Many More like Azari the Easterner More......
The reason has been already Perfectly disclosed....
For the love of G_d, consider you & I may be mistaken.
Orion Must Rise: Killer Space Rocks Coming Our way
The Best Laid Plans of Men, Monkeys & Pigs Oft Go Awry
Woe to those who long for the Day of the Lord, for It is Darkness, Not Light
Orion Must Rise: Killer Space Rocks Coming Our way
The Best Laid Plans of Men, Monkeys & Pigs Oft Go Awry
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Heracleum Persicum wrote: Even I myself not always sure which way I tilt
Maybe so. I have found his leftwing Islam rather difficult to reconcile.Ibrahim must "line up" himself .. either towards west or towards east
He in the wrong "body", thinking he U, but he no U
Azari straight forward .
Censorship isn't necessary
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Re: More.....
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Islam and Judaism (in reality same religion) an "ultra right, fascist" doctrine
Any leftish spin to them just smoke screen (hiding other agenda) and lacks any spirit of Islam or Judaism
I think this a pity, a real pity
look, Monster
today for a few hrs, I was reading the Abbasid Caliphate in Wiki and hopping from link to link .. very interesting
Looks to me many posters here interested in Islamism, Islam and reform of it
As the "Golden Age" of Islam was in Abbasid Caliphate .. all the science that began at that time (House of Wisdom) .. it would be quite interesting (if posters are really into finding out facts and reality), to debate things starting year, say 1200, and what happened things went downhill later and to present time .. have argued all this happened because of OTTOMANS
Ibrahim would be ideal person to enlighten and represent Ottomans in this issue
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Mr. Perfect wrote:.
I have found his leftwing Islam rather difficult to reconcile.
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Islam and Judaism (in reality same religion) an "ultra right, fascist" doctrine
Any leftish spin to them just smoke screen (hiding other agenda) and lacks any spirit of Islam or Judaism
monster_gardener wrote:Thank You Very Much for Your Post, Azari.Heracleum Persicum wrote:Enki wrote:.
Maybe Ibrahim got bored with this forum because it's an echo chamber and everyone already knows what everyone else is going to say?
That's how I feel.
.
You want to say you can guess my views and position ? ? .. hardly
Even I myself not always sure which way I tilt
Mr. Perfect wrote:.
He could dish it out but he just couldn't take it.
.
Ibrahim must "line up" himself .. either towards west or towards east
He in the wrong "body", thinking he U, but he no U
Azari straight forward
.
IMHO, that is NOT the problem...
Again noting that Marcus, Monster and Many More like Azari the Easterner More......
The reason has been already Perfectly disclosed...
.
I think this a pity, a real pity
look, Monster
today for a few hrs, I was reading the Abbasid Caliphate in Wiki and hopping from link to link .. very interesting
Looks to me many posters here interested in Islamism, Islam and reform of it
As the "Golden Age" of Islam was in Abbasid Caliphate .. all the science that began at that time (House of Wisdom) .. it would be quite interesting (if posters are really into finding out facts and reality), to debate things starting year, say 1200, and what happened things went downhill later and to present time .. have argued all this happened because of OTTOMANS
Ibrahim would be ideal person to enlighten and represent Ottomans in this issue
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Ibrahim is an intelligent fellow who may have realized that he had ended up defending the indefensible and making irrational arguments. Rather than publicly recognizing this he preferred to withdraw. I'm sorry he did so because his views were important to our diversity.
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amen bro!Enki wrote:Maybe Ibrahim got bored with this forum because it's an echo chamber and everyone already knows what everyone else is going to say?
That's how I feel.
that's how virtual people is! All of em!
So little can be conveyed, unless one is willing to take an enormous amount of time communicating and trying to understand.
I think it is the characteristic of the medium, not the peeps!
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Booze... Just One Reason Judaism is Better than Islam....
Thank You Very Much for your post, AzariHeracleum Persicum wrote:.
Mr. Perfect wrote:.
I have found his leftwing Islam rather difficult to reconcile.
.
Islam and Judaism (in reality same religion) an "ultra right, fascist" doctrine
Any leftish spin to them just smoke screen (hiding other agenda) and lacks any spirit of Islam or Judaism
monster_gardener wrote:Thank You Very Much for Your Post, Azari.Heracleum Persicum wrote:Enki wrote:.
Maybe Ibrahim got bored with this forum because it's an echo chamber and everyone already knows what everyone else is going to say?
That's how I feel.
.
You want to say you can guess my views and position ? ? .. hardly
Even I myself not always sure which way I tilt
Mr. Perfect wrote:.
He could dish it out but he just couldn't take it.
.
Ibrahim must "line up" himself .. either towards west or towards east
He in the wrong "body", thinking he U, but he no U
Azari straight forward
.
IMHO, that is NOT the problem...
Again noting that Marcus, Monster and Many More like Azari the Easterner More......
The reason has been already Perfectly disclosed...
.
I think this a pity, a real pity
look, Monster
today for a few hrs, I was reading the Abbasid Caliphate in Wiki and hopping from link to link .. very interesting
Looks to me many posters here interested in Islamism, Islam and reform of it
As the "Golden Age" of Islam was in Abbasid Caliphate .. all the science that began at that time (House of Wisdom) .. it would be quite interesting (if posters are really into finding out facts and reality), to debate things starting year, say 1200, and what happened things went downhill later and to present time .. have argued all this happened because of OTTOMANS
Ibrahim would be ideal person to enlighten and represent Ottomans in this issue
.
IMHO not so much....Islam and Judaism (in reality same religion) an "ultra right, fascist" doctrine
One of the most significant differences is BOOZE .......
Judaism lets you anesthetize yourself with alcohol from the fanatics.....
There are other differences but Booze is a VERY good start....
For the love of G_d, consider you & I may be mistaken.
Orion Must Rise: Killer Space Rocks Coming Our way
The Best Laid Plans of Men, Monkeys & Pigs Oft Go Awry
Woe to those who long for the Day of the Lord, for It is Darkness, Not Light
Orion Must Rise: Killer Space Rocks Coming Our way
The Best Laid Plans of Men, Monkeys & Pigs Oft Go Awry
Woe to those who long for the Day of the Lord, for It is Darkness, Not Light
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Heracleum Persicum wrote:You want to say you can guess my views and position ? ? .. hardly
Even I myself not always sure which way I tilt
That's a good one
Reminds me of an old joke, within Catholic subculture.
Question: What are the three things that Only God Knows?
Answers:
1. What is the number of different female religious orders?
2. When a Dominican steps in front to speak at church, what is he going to say?
3. When a Jesuit steps back after having spoken at church, what on Earth did he meant to say?
Jesuits are renowned for being the "intellectuals" of the Church.
Dominicans are assumed to insist on inspiration and spontaneity.
I guess that makes you closer to a Dominican
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What about Facebook? Don't people experience the same fatigue of the familiar?Enki wrote:Maybe Ibrahim got bored with this forum because it's an echo chamber and everyone already knows what everyone else is going to say?
That's how I feel.
May the gods preserve and defend me from self-righteous altruists; I can defend myself from my enemies and my friends.
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Discussion forums tend to be dominated over time by people who have the most motivation to argue simple and consistent viewpoints and not necessarily those with the most interesting contributions. A sure and constant application of an ideological version of Maslow's hammer can dull and numb any discussion.Typhoon wrote:What about Facebook? Don't people experience the same fatigue of the familiar?Enki wrote:Maybe Ibrahim got bored with this forum because it's an echo chamber and everyone already knows what everyone else is going to say?
That's how I feel.
I still think though that social media, like any social venue, is as fresh or as dull as we want to make it regardless of the obstacles. I am just not as resigned and as cynical as I used to be.
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"Men are like scuffling puppies or quarrelsome children who are all smiles one moment and in tears the next."kmich wrote:Discussion forums tend to be dominated over time by people who have the most motivation to argue simple and consistent viewpoints and not necessarily those with the most interesting contributions. A sure and constant application of an ideological version of Maslow's hammer can dull and numb any discussion.Typhoon wrote:What about Facebook? Don't people experience the same fatigue of the familiar?Enki wrote:Maybe Ibrahim got bored with this forum because it's an echo chamber and everyone already knows what everyone else is going to say?
That's how I feel.
I still think though that social media, like any social venue, is as fresh or as dull as we want to make it regardless of the obstacles. I am just not as resigned and as cynical as I used to be.
Ibs summed it up well, for a lot of people it is about their team winning over the other team.
noddy also summed it up well, life is so complex, and our brains so limited, most of us stick to a few perspectives.
then there was the dude who said "a wise man can learn more from a fool than a fool from a wise man."
The good news is, like beauty and offense.... trolls, boredom, fatigue, interesting, dull, numb, fresh, dull, resigned, cynical, etc. are all perspectives chosen by the receiver, not the transmitter......
For some reason, most transmitters or transmitters don't seem to enjoy hearing that very much........
"Excitement, adventure.... hmmm... a jedi craves not these things.... hmmmm....."
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Enki wrote:Maybe Ibrahim got bored with this forum because it's an echo chamber and everyone already knows what everyone else is going to say?
That's how I feel.
Funny I knew that is what you would say.
"I fancied myself as some kind of god....It is a sort of disease when you consider yourself some kind of god, the creator of everything, but I feel comfortable about it now since I began to live it out.” -- George Soros
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IMSMO, one of the most entertaining aspects of reading posts is:
original poster A: roses are red.
response from B: you're an extremist!
response from C: not all roses!
response from D: racist!
response from E: no way! Ford trucks are much better than Chevy trucks!
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original poster A: roses are red.
response from B: you're an extremist!
response from C: not all roses!
response from D: racist!
response from E: no way! Ford trucks are much better than Chevy trucks!
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