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I agree with both arguments, I'll admit to personally falling into VBB's definition, which is to say that I do tend to seek comfort more often than. There are times that I seem like I may be aggressive or controlling, but that's expressing passion rather than exerting control, I respect the freedom of thought and weigh any arguments with my own beliefs in order to draw reasonable conclusions and logical opinions.

I did a bit of research a while ago and discovered that studies suggest net trolls have similar personalities and behavioral traits to that of sociopaths. I wonder how a person like that would react if they witness a violent crime.

Bugger this! Let's Keen!
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chrissifniotis wrote: I did a bit of research a while ago and discovered that studies suggest net trolls have similar personalities and behavioral traits to that of sociopaths. I wonder how a person like that would react if they witness a violent crime.
By giving them this.

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Good grief. :bloody :mortlol
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"Evildoer, I shall now shoot you!"

"For my crimes?"

"Heck no, I just like slaughtering people and this is one of the ways I can do so and not get in trouble for it. Now this is really going to hurt..."


(Come to think of it Keen's helmet is green and yellow... and so is Chara's shirt...)



All things aside both sociopaths and psychopaths aren't necessarily evil per se, they have personality traits that are useful for doing evil, but that's only one possibility., and it's not the entirety of who they are.

VikingBoyBilly wrote:From my experience, humanity seeks comfort and convenience...
The problem I have with that is the same as with 'Everything is selfish'; it can easily cover everything. Power? It's comfortable. Extreme sports? The rush is a comfort for some. giving your life to save a child? The moral highground is a great comfort. It's especially tricky when you start to say things like 'Comfort isn't necessarily comfy, it can be all sorts of complex things.'

In any case my question would reduce to 'Why do some seek this sort of comfort instead of other kinds?'
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