Finally, psychological insight into something we’ve long suspected! Erin Buckels, Paul Trapnell and Delroy Paulhus surveyed almost 800 people, collecting measures of trolling behavior and psychological make-up. tl;dr = trolls are sadists and do it for the lulz.
Category: Anonymity
Use anonymity to encourage repressed behaviors. People will do more when they’re anonymous than when they’re identifiable.