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In reply to the discussion: Misogynist Trolls Have An Agenda, And It’s Not Lulz [View all]Decoy of Fenris
(1,954 posts)The whole Lulsec mission extrapolated outside operational capacity is to perform acts directly against the social norm, "for the lulz", precisely because it gets people riled. These guys (and girls) don't care one way or another about the end result of their actions; they do it for the reaction and they get their jollies when people throw fits or try to understand them, as Mason and West have done. Quinn Norton described the phenomenon in the best way:
"Anons lie when they have no reason to lie. They weave vast fabrications as a form of performance. Then they tell the truth at unexpected and unfortunate times, sometimes destroying themselves in the process. They are unpredictable."
While the OP may have a point in macro, the analysis of the lulz is poor at best and willful ignorance in analysis at worst.