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<blockquote data-quote="cotjones" data-source="post: 6743886" data-attributes="member: 573988">So I don&#039;t really understand the mental processes involved when people troll. //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gifIt would seem that these people have serious mental issues if you really analyse them.There is simply no purpose it would seem.Yet sometimes these people seem to be fairly intelligent and deliberate.It almost seems as if these people are given some sort of compensation for their time spent (in effect) purposely annoying people and usually presenting false ideas or concepts with the intent to incite cognitive dissonance.However as I see it, the only compensation given to trolls is a sort of half public humiliation and defamation, half humorous anger by those being trolled.What is going on in your head when you troll?The theories do all fit perfectly, because when you knowingly pose some absurd position on an issue and are repeatedly contradicted by logical argument, your proselytization of that argument does indeed, increase.Take Death metal for example.He was post after post, repeatedly revealed to be an idiotic troll, yet he continued stronger after every contradictory comment until the point it was almost as if he completely ignored logical arguments against him.So my question is how do you get anything out of this behavior, when all it does is clearly exhibit your lack of intelligent mental processes?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="cotjones, post: 6743886, member: 573988"] So I don't really understand the mental processes involved when people troll. [IMG]//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wow.gif.23d729408e9177caa2a0ed6a2ba6588e.gif[/IMG] It would seem that these people have serious mental issues if you really analyse them. There is simply no purpose it would seem. Yet sometimes these people seem to be fairly intelligent and deliberate. It almost seems as if these people are given some sort of compensation for their time spent (in effect) purposely annoying people and usually presenting false ideas or concepts with the intent to incite cognitive dissonance. However as I see it, the only compensation given to trolls is a sort of half public humiliation and defamation, half humorous anger by those being trolled. What is going on in your head when you troll? The theories do all fit perfectly, because when you knowingly pose some absurd position on an issue and are repeatedly contradicted by logical argument, your proselytization of that argument does indeed, increase. Take Death metal for example. He was post after post, repeatedly revealed to be an idiotic troll, yet he continued stronger after every contradictory comment until the point it was almost as if he completely ignored logical arguments against him. So my question is how do you get anything out of this behavior, when all it does is clearly exhibit your lack of intelligent mental processes? [/QUOTE]

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