But then what path do I chose… naughty or nice..or both…to build upon Chunky’s thesis….’the problem is choice’.

I read that yesterday and it seems relevant to this discussion about how the internet medium strips communications of their emotional connotations. Apparently that makes life easier for autistic people who don’t process or exhibit normal emotional cues in the first place.

Unfortunately, no one can be told what the Forum is. You have to see it for yourself.

Sometimes, trolls do bring value. It breaks the monotony of forums where people express the same ideas over and over – Like a liberal on a conservative forum, or a black person on a white supremacist forum.

As for what the neurological basis is for this, I imagine that for some, the intelligent troll if you will, it’s a matter of playing devil’s advocate. As for the people that do it for no greater purpose, well, I believe the scientific name for those people is “idiot.”

SM doesn’t just stand for Sepia Mutiny.

My theory is that these people simply get off on getting under the skin of others and confrontation. In real life, they would likely get punched, but in the anonymity of cyberspace, they can be ridiculous without any real ramification.