”People want to be loved; failing that admired; failing that feared; failing that hated and despised. They want to evoke some sort of sentiment. The soul shudders before oblivion and seeks connection at any price.” Hjalmar Söderberg, Doctor Glas
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Some people need to create & relieve the tension of conflict to achieve intimacy. It's a crude but common means of transient bonding. e.g. in aggressive male shit-talking followed by bro hugs, in family quarrels ending with crying & hugs & in bickering before makeup sex.
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Thanks I hate it
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No but really this makes me sad and I want people trying to start fights with me on Twitter to DM me and tell me they're lonely and just need attention & love.
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There's also the algorithmic take, that debate (good or bad) elevates an account's visibility. And the human side, that many more respond to unreasonable thoughts than reasoned ones. But a good, if not sad, point.
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"There is only one thing in life worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." Wilde
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This is timely. I just dealt with the creepiest troll ever. Kept insulting me and demanding that I answer his questions while simultaneously accusing me of wasting his time because I am apparently unworthy of his attention. Then he posted a bunch of personal info about me...
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Yeah I just want someone to make a bot that says "I'm sorry, that sounds hard," at them because it seems to disarm instantly!
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Lets hope it is only loneliness.This can also be what Kierkegaard described as the path of the "sickness unto death": the one clinging to resentment, despair, hatreds whose human contact is insulting/alienating others in the "hope" that it will be returned further isolating him.
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I had just that experience the other day. This dude was trolling me and a bunch of other people. He kept accusing *us* of being lonely and he acted cool and detached. Someone blocked him and the guy went ballistic, got really angry and even switched accts to stalk the blocker
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