I’ve posted quite a bit on here since I created my account, posts I consider non-controversial, since I’m not interested in arguing or getting into heated topics like politics. Even so, I still get the occasional snarky comment. Out of curiosity, I sometimes check the person’s post history when I see something like that, and without fail, their profile is full of snarky, negative, or hateful posts overall. It always makes me wonder: do people like this genuinely get enjoyment from surrounding themselves with negativity? What’s the thought process behind it?

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        Fucking truth.

        Dumping your emotional outbursts onto people over the internet is no better than doing so in person.

        Yet I know for a fact that lot of people online, especially in games, just stop controlling themselves. Simply because they can’t see the person whose day, week, or life they are ruining.

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      and use a pseudonymous message board to vent

      You mean use strangers as verbal punching bags?

      They’re not screaming into a pillow.

      They’re sending their problems out into the world, where they may or may not harm or even kill others.