this links to a great article in the ny times about contemporary trolling and the political philosophy thereof, or at least, the closest there is to such a thing that a couple of prominent trolls espouse.
if malwebolence is a word, then so is cewebrity, and that's what these guys are, cewebrities.
there is a follow-up article with the man like weev here, and more here too. weev's lj. the responses from the protagonists in the article, rfjason:
and weev:
lulz huh.
something about the shoe on the other foot, casting the first stone, thine own eye offending thee, if you can't stand the heat, oh never mind.
if malwebolence is a word, then so is cewebrity, and that's what these guys are, cewebrities.
there is a follow-up article with the man like weev here, and more here too. weev's lj. the responses from the protagonists in the article, rfjason:
what greater betrayal is there than to discover your views have been condensed and marginalized in favor of someone else's agenda? I admit: I was a little disappointed that many of the finer points of trolling that Matt and I talked about didn't make in to (sic) the article
and weev:
I feel I didn't really get what I want out of this exchange, as the important philosophy I conveyed to him was only conveyed in short bits that I think were taken out of context
something about the shoe on the other foot, casting the first stone, thine own eye offending thee, if you can't stand the heat, oh never mind.



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