I think internet trolling is a much bigger phenomenon than now than it's early beginnings on usenet.
The internet is now a "fifth estate", and the propagandists have been working hard to catch up in the new medium. Internet trolling has become a profession. In that sense, the trolling is about causing in an emotional response in those who are disseminating a view that doesn't fit the desired narrative, in an attempt to discredit them. Once the dissenters have been discredited, the desired message can be propagated unhindered.
Scott Adams has a great perceptual model for this: Humans don't really need all that much to survive, so they can hold all kinds of irrational beliefs in their heads without it having much of an impact on their daily survival. It's only in times of deep crisis that belief systems or perceptual models are called into question, because of some irrational and spurious belief in cause and effect (i.e. the faulty belief system caused the crisis, when really it was probably just laziness and incompetence).
Irrational belief systems are much easier to sell than rational ones, because they appeal to positive emotions. People would rather believe they are special or blessed by some deity than the more likely scenario that their ancestors were much better at murdering people, or that they are the beneficiaries of a global protection racket, backed by their military, and paid for by the disenfranchised in the third world.
Yes, well expressed. You can even argue that "trollism" has flourished with social media and the opportunity for free expression via forums, etc. OTOH, the ability of trolls to get reactions has become more difficult as individuals have learnt how to deal with them.
Simon_S
1 Nov 2016, 09:10 PM
Reminds me of George Carlin:
Yes Carlin was a pretty fine observer of behavior and suburbanites.
"The truth is that there are no good men, or bad men. It is the deeds that have goodness or badness in them. There are good deeds, and bad deeds. Men are just men."
Newjerk? can you try harder than dig up another person's blog. My first promo was with Billabong and my name in English is modified with a T, am Perth born but also lived in Sydney to make my $$ It's Absolutely Fabulous if it includes brilliant locations, & high calibre tenants..what more does one want? Understand the power of the two "P"" or be financially challenged Even better when there is family who are property mad and one is born in some entitlements.....Understand that beautiful women are the exhibitionists we crave attention, whilst hot blooded men are the voyeurs ... A stunning woman can command and takes pleasure in being noticed. Seems not too many understand what it means to hold and own props and get threatened by those who do. Banks are considered to be law abiding and & rather boring places yeah not true . A bank balance sheet will show capital is dwarfed by their liabilities this means when a portions of loans is falling its problems for the bank.
"The truth is that there are no good men, or bad men. It is the deeds that have goodness or badness in them. There are good deeds, and bad deeds. Men are just men."
Newjerk? can you try harder than dig up another person's blog. My first promo was with Billabong and my name in English is modified with a T, am Perth born but also lived in Sydney to make my $$ It's Absolutely Fabulous if it includes brilliant locations, & high calibre tenants..what more does one want? Understand the power of the two "P"" or be financially challenged Even better when there is family who are property mad and one is born in some entitlements.....Understand that beautiful women are the exhibitionists we crave attention, whilst hot blooded men are the voyeurs ... A stunning woman can command and takes pleasure in being noticed. Seems not too many understand what it means to hold and own props and get threatened by those who do. Banks are considered to be law abiding and & rather boring places yeah not true . A bank balance sheet will show capital is dwarfed by their liabilities this means when a portions of loans is falling its problems for the bank.
Oh and yes Blondie PS: Tha latest I've seen (from SQM Research) re Perth asking prices is units down 5.7% and houses down 5.2% over tha last 12 months.
Don't want to take a guess at the number of CPR's I did my little qld rail bludger ?
Tell you what, why don''t you tell us the most helpful thing you did for someone this last fortnight.... clearly, I don't expect you to save lives, that is for us bludging public servants to deal with, not you self inflated, fake strine Aussie bogans, but why not tell us the way you improved someone's life, other than your own, or a family member's.
Happy endings do not count.
herbie
1 Nov 2016, 11:08 PM
Wot a disappointment - I'd continued ta hold out high hopes ya might be Shadow - 'N thus just possibly a very naughty girl ...
Oh damn I forgot - It's 'sposed ta be about Perth - So said shit's asking prices are down about 5% over tha last year or some such blah blah ...
The total number of people fooled by the identity of this poster is 2.... well done for being one of them.
Even the admin has confirmed this is shadow you stupid bogan
... why don''t you tell us the most helpful thing you did for someone this last fortnight....
Exposed you for tha nutter you are - On this site - Not that doing so woz very helpful for me (given I woz pretty much sure of it anyway) - But hey, hopefully it could be helpful ta others ...
A Professional Demographer to an amateur demographer:"negative natural increase will never outweigh the positive net migration"
Exposed you for tha nutter you are - On this site - Not that doing so woz very helpful for me (given I woz pretty much sure of it anyway) - But hey, hopefully it could be helpful ta others ...
So nothing ? Not one single thing you wish to nominate as an act that was not driven by selfishness? ... oh, except for boasting to were a qld rail bluger for 2 years, and abusing the public service.
Well doneHerbie,, king of bogans...enjoy your pointless retirement after a long and useless bludging career... we all know the boasting qld rail bludgers like you did not magically grow a work ethic when they left.... they just bludged elsewhere.
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