ZweiSadists BTFO User WhiteTearsForFears, in the π°π πππ ππππππ πΓΌπ π―ππππππππ subreddit, 03 Oct 2019
Trolls just want to have fun. Paper on trolls at Science Direct User vteead, in the A place for Trolls to share stories subreddit, 20 Jul 2019
TIL that a study found that Internet trolls tended to have personality traits related to sadism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism, and that the link between trolling and sadism was the strongest out of all three traits. User ALL-NATURAL-KARMA, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 14 Dec 2018
" ... trolling correlated ... with sadism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism, [Dark Tetrad Dysfunctional Personality Features] using both enjoyment ratings and identity scores." -- Cyber Trolls are Objectively Evil User Bardfinn, in the Ms. Penelope Verity Oaken subreddit, 25 Sep 2018
TIL : Cyber-trolling appears to be an Internet manifestation of everyday sadism User PirateKilt, in the Today I Learned (TIL) subreddit, 19 Mar 2016
The science is in: Conspiratards and other trolls are either paid to do what they do or are simply filled with "sadism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism. Cyber-trolling appears to be an Internet manifestation of everyday sadism." User turdovski, in the conspiracy subreddit, 15 May 2014
New study finds "trolling correlated positively with sadism, psychopathy, and Machiavellianism" User quaak, in the The theory and practice of communications - the persuasive arts subreddit, 19 Feb 2014
"Cyber-trolling appears to be an Internet manifestation of everyday sadism" - Links between Dark Tetrad traits and trolling behavior User galileosmiddlefinger, in the Psychology subreddit, 10 Feb 2014