> tfw university researchers read our posts and analyze them

Constructing the cyber-troll: Psychopathy, sadism, and empathy

Natalie Sest, Evita March

Highlights

> Trolling is an online antisocial behaviour with negative psychological outcomes.
> Current study predicted trolling perpetration from gender and personality.
> Trolls more likely to be male with high levels of trait psychopathy and sadism
> Trolls have lower affective empathy, and psychopathy moderates cognitive empathy.
> Results have implications for establishing education and prevention programs.

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What exactly is the point of this study?

It's not like they can really do anything about it?

I've noticed that /pol/ is actually one of the most genuinely empathetic (not phony virtue signalling, but real heartfelt empathy) places online