He Does it for the LULZ
The New York Times has written an epic-length article on several well-known internet trolls, and their sub-culture.
I’m not going to read it to you, so dig into the NYT article, then read the weev’s response (below). He’s a pretty intelligent person. Sorta reminds me of a Neo-Nietzsche.
His response:
I typically am cautious of the press. Every time the press and I cross paths, it simply causes trouble for me or those around me. I while ago I met with Matt Schwartz from the New York Times Magazine, under the explicit condition that I would be covering philosophy and history and not my personal business. 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.
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