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These commenters operate by one code, and that is to verbalize the coldest, most stark version of humanity and whatever will be, will be.

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My issue with anonymity is people get to avoid that. It’s the online equivalent of cheating the system. You can go onto a website or a blog and say nasty, cruel and disgusting things and then click out of your browser and it has little to no effect on your life.

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Therapist: I see. Well do you have any idea where you would have developed this sort of behavior—from your parents perhaps?

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“This is poorly written. This ‘article’ is bad. You should be ashamed.”

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“You’re a rapist!!!”

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The “I didn’t even read this, but based on the title of this piece, I hate you” commenter.

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“If you are not into me, that’s your problem, and you are going to have to kind of work that out with whatever professionals you’ve hired.”

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Facebook-only commenting has one result — scaring people into agreement.