Peer-reviewed scientific paper: Internet Trolls are Narcissistic, Machiavellian, psychopathic, and sadistic
POSTED BY: MAL4PREZ
UPDATED: Saturday, June 21, 2025 15:19
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Quote:My very first impression was that he was Rappy in disguise. I backed off and let him talk. Then came the super-angry rant where he SUDDENLY could spell correctly and phrase things better. Most peeps I know lose it a bit in that department when their temper flares, they don't get BETTER at it. Then all the Rap-like phraseology & superiority attitude.
Originally posted by BYTEMITE:
So why is he getting called a new Rappy and a sockpuppet?
I agree with some of what he posts, but then he goes off on stuff (like Nixon being impeached) and it just seems like he's not for real. I mean, no one, not even Rappy is THAT dense... I mean...right?
So, MIKER, if you're NOT Rappy, quit fuckin' ending posts with that smug "I'm right/you're wrong" bullshit, okay? And stop refusing to face the fact that you may be in error occasionally. Rappy is the only one allowed to do that here.
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Most peeps I know lose it a bit in that department when their temper flares, they don't get BETTER at it. Then all the Rap-like phraseology & superiority attitude.
I've actually seen that happen before, it's like the person suddenly started to take the conversation seriously. And that's why they also get trapped in this loop of not backing down. They're now invested in the argument.
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Miker - hoo damn, somehow I missed that you necroposted this early on just to make a point about an argument you're apparently having in another thread.
Mal4Prez wasn't talking about you when she posted this, she didn't even know you.
I get you getting annoyed by the people coming down on you and being accused of unrelated matters in an argument and getting advice you don't want but I'm also starting to see that you're burning those bridges yourself too.
Look, I can safely say that it sounds like I've heard pretty much the exact same things you're hearing from other people around here only directed towards me. You're going to be hearing them a LOT. So, you might want to ask yourself if this is how you want to feel and spend your time, and decide accordingly. You can take a different approach, or even take a break if you feel like it.
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You can look forward to hearing from me less because I need to refocus on my life and school.
Also, I thought you said you were in your fifties.
We have a fundamental issue of trust happening. I know you're a genuine firefly fan because I've seen you around elsewhere before you showed up here. But people here are aggressive, and they aren't trusting you because you're also being a bit aggressive. And when both sides are being aggressive and getting mad at each other, they're not so much talking as they are hitting their heads against a wall.
I don't think you're a sockpuppet. But I do think that maybe part of what's going on here is that maybe you aren't being true to yourself in an effort to... Maybe impress us? And you're getting angry because you don't think we're respecting you, so you're lashing out at us.
And really, you shouldn't be worrying about impressing any of us or getting respect from us at all. I mean, I just barely got back here, and everyone here can tell you I'm certifiably nuts. No one here is perfect. Just be yourself and don't take these arguments personal, even if it seems like people are getting insulting.
If I'd done that, I can tell you I would've been a lot happier in my time here.
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Originally posted by G:
I really don't understand why people are picking on Miker so much - just because Frem anointed him with Sock Puppettry? You can't think for yourself?
Or was it because he said Jeff Weldon can't direct films?
G asked. I replied.
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G, it's for none of the reasons you mention.
Miker earned this on his own. He worked at it, too.
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I think it means me bumping a thread to keep it going or get a response to my last post. If so you are correct and perhaps it is something I should address about myself.
Yep, that's what I meant. Usually when a thread boils over into other threads, particularly old ones, it's a bad situation for everyone involved, you know?
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Are you suggesting I do not answer those who are posting harsh or rude comments directed at me with a harsh rebuke? Are you suggesting I allow them to bully me into submission or into changing my thoughts because I fear retribution?
No no. Not at all. In fact I can remember with clarity once yelling FUCK YOU at some people here in all caps when I felt REALLY insulted about something I felt was being insinuated about me.
I regretted it later. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't defend yourself if you feel the need to defend yourself.
But it's also important to be aware of how you might come across. I'm getting the feeling that there are times when you kinda slip just a little bit of fun friendly trash talk into your argument when you feel like you're winning. But other people will probably find that really rude, and then they respond with some REAL rudeness, you see? And then when you get mad about that, it causes the whole thing to really escalate.
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I wanted to impress upon you my desire to contribute honest and insightful posts. I still do.
I believe you. And I think it's unfortunate that people think you're a sockpuppet. I think it's unfortunate that one month on this board, and whatever events led up to it and whatever contributions there were to the situation, that a person can get labeled a sockpuppet.
And there's still a way to dig yourself out of that hole. And it's not by rolling over and showing your belly necessarily. It's by being yourself. I've seen some obvious differences between you and AURaptor, and that's why my response here was "wait what?" And I haven't even been following the board that closely, I hadn't even read the Nixon argument until about 30 minutes ago.
A LOT of people get aggressive in an argument and insist on being correct, that really can't be the measure of whether someone is "like AURaptor" because then we ALL are. I think if you keep posting, people will see that too. But, as always on this board, it can never hurt to take a more cautious track in what you say to people, and definitely try not to let anything get you angry.
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