[Edifsdubs]

this is a false dichotomy.

and while you can make a legit arguement that they provide something useful, they have few if any alternatives, that doesn't make what they do moral or acceptable.

[IodinkBoilk]

I think what he meant to post was...

I'm sure we've all heard how "evil" those who traffic in inciteful comments are. How depraved one would have to be in order to enjoy the anger of those who have had their pet subjects mocked. But what of the other side of the coin?

Only a total naif would be able to honestly claim that these antisocial ***** do not contribute to the greater good. In the internet world there are forums about ricers and furry lifestyle being passed over by teenage flamers, while in the scholastic world there is a huge pool of people perfectly suited to infuriating these forum's occupants.

Nor are those in the cyber world the only ones to profit from this relationship. In addition to the obvious benefit of ridding real life of incendiary individuals, the retorters of this particular offensive act also receive a much-needed outlet of pent up aggression, as well as increasing their rages so that one day they too may find themselves in a position to incite virtual violence at CFC. The flamers themselves spend large amounts of money on snack foods while posting, while the internet connection is often purchased directly from a local provider. In less mature forums, the existence of a mechanism to readily convert trolling into postcount also allows the newbies to more easily obtain titles secured by the passivity of a moderator or a forum administrator. We have all heard recently of the "flame wars" scheme making a tremendous difference in places like Dragonball Z Forums, where relatively inept trolls are allowing huge overreactions to inflate advertising views. When a particularly striking 12 year-old Filipina can bring in up to 5000 $US (daily, Web cam directed to by said forum advertising), who would be afraid to send her paypal 2000$ to buy the girl a new bondage suit and install a "hidden" camera system in her lavoratory?

Those who perform the sadly necessary task of inciting people from where there is a shortage of poisonous vitriol, and a surplus of free time for its proliferation, are usually drawn from the same rung of society as the targets themselves. Some of them are even the targets of other forums filled with less-sociable member groups. This cycle of retribution is a difficult one to break. The initiator's unfortunate sexual situation often reduces the childs satisfication prospects, and less than half of them bag mid-top tier babes. Often, it is a case of "flame or browse for porn".

Many may simply turn up their noses at these unpleasant truths, but most of those who do are simply hypocrites. How many of us thoroughly research the topics we post to make sure they aren't hurtful to other posters? How many of us really know if the charming Russian girl we chatted up last night isn't really a man? How many of us would be willing to admit to a few misworded sentences to a Texas cattle herder without knowing that in the event he did not ever see the concession we could mock his sexuality and his mother's promiscuity to a certain poster in Lithuania? And how many of us would really reject this choice of post-style when we had become inured to it through verbal or physical abuse and when the alternative was a life of crushing boredom? Sure, kindness is precious, but would you really give up your ad hominems?

[Bxbhtjnr]

[HenriRow]

Nice

-Arrian