{"id":263639,"date":"2020-08-10T09:22:54","date_gmt":"2020-08-10T16:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=263639"},"modified":"2020-08-10T09:33:20","modified_gmt":"2020-08-10T16:33:20","slug":"the-psychology-of-an-internet-troll","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2020\/08\/10\/the-psychology-of-an-internet-troll\/","title":{"rendered":"The Psychology of an Internet Troll"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Contrary to popular belief, most of the (good) internet trolls are actually highly intelligent, motivated, smart, and educated individuals. But why do they troll? Some of my thoughts: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/erickim\/episodes\/The-Psychology-of-an-Internet-Troll-ehuso9\">Podcast<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Jealousy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The Psychology of an Internet Troll\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wnC8-eM5-os?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They see you winning, and they are threatened. They are afraid you are stealing from their pie, thus it is their imperative to tear you down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Envy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-videopress\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"VideoPress Video Player\" aria-label='VideoPress Video Player' width='500' height='281' src='https:\/\/videopress.com\/embed\/rBaystRB?autoPlay=1&amp;loop=1&amp;muted=1&amp;persistVolume=0&amp;preloadContent=metadata&amp;hd=0&amp;cover=1' frameborder='0' allowfullscreen allow='clipboard-write'><\/iframe><script src='https:\/\/v0.wordpress.com\/js\/next\/videopress-iframe.js?m=1674852142'><\/script>\n<\/div><figcaption>The Psychology of an Internet Troll<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Envy:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>I see someone who is doing better than me, and I feel bad about myself as a consequence. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">By hating on someone, I am venting my own self-hatred of myself. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. I feel it is my duty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/The-Psychology-of-an-Internet-Troll.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption>The Psychology Of An Internet Troll<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is hard to fake hate; easy to fake love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This means when people hate you, they actually really do legitimately hate you. Why? Strong emotion&#8211; they feel it is their duty to do so! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. They were once abused in the past?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/anchor.fm\/erickim\/embed\/episodes\/The-Psychology-of-an-Internet-Troll-ehuso9\" height=\"102px\" width=\"400px\"><\/iframe><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They might have been sexually, mentally, or physically abused in the past as a child. They might be mentally or physically sick. Do we hate the dog for having rabies? No &#8212; we try our best to heal the dog. Perhaps the same goes with internet trolls?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Contrary to popular belief, most of the (good) internet trolls are actually highly intelligent, motivated, smart, and educated individuals. But why do they troll? 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