I agree that there are some truly annoying, horrible users on this very forum who do exactly what you explained to a T, but it is a bit disingenuous to suggest that one demographic with a specific mental condition is responsible for the worst behavior in the userbase, when in reality, there is a plethora of different mental disorders displayed amongst others that are equally as guilty at being just as disruptive, if not more.
For example, there is a recurring theme of people who seem to liken the usefulness of the board as simply a dumping ground for their disturbed thoughts and fantasies. Users who repeatedly post provocative threads & comments about gaining pleasure from people they dislike getting raped and killed, and are very obviously not just being edgy for the sake of humoring others, but suffer from psychopathic/sociopathic personalities. Then there are people who spend copious amounts of time creating different accounts with narratives in an attempt to astroturf certain talking points, to the point where it completely subjugates their time & attention.
And you can argue in a lot of cases that these people who act like this this do so out of obsession stemming from autism, but when it gets to the point where they are doing it nonstop and going really far with the LARP, it more than likely has something to do with more severe personality disorders.
This shit isn't very good for the algorithm, nor are they beneficial in attracting future members. But the problem is that since so many of these people have represented the very foundation & culture the incelosphere has had for all these years , it is difficult to just suddenly discard every single user who has obvious mental health issues, because otherwise it would harm the overall traffic & socialization the forum has in general.
So, I don't believe that having lots of people who display blatant signs of severe autism in this community is harmful, provided that they follow a strict set of guidelines to prevent the forum's quality from eroding. It only becomes a major hurdle when their behavior goes unchecked like what you described from them previously.
For example, there is a recurring theme of people who seem to liken the usefulness of the board as simply a dumping ground for their disturbed thoughts and fantasies. Users who repeatedly post provocative threads & comments about gaining pleasure from people they dislike getting raped and killed, and are very obviously not just being edgy for the sake of humoring others, but suffer from psychopathic/sociopathic personalities. Then there are people who spend copious amounts of time creating different accounts with narratives in an attempt to astroturf certain talking points, to the point where it completely subjugates their time & attention.
And you can argue in a lot of cases that these people who act like this this do so out of obsession stemming from autism, but when it gets to the point where they are doing it nonstop and going really far with the LARP, it more than likely has something to do with more severe personality disorders.
This shit isn't very good for the algorithm, nor are they beneficial in attracting future members. But the problem is that since so many of these people have represented the very foundation & culture the incelosphere has had for all these years , it is difficult to just suddenly discard every single user who has obvious mental health issues, because otherwise it would harm the overall traffic & socialization the forum has in general.
So, I don't believe that having lots of people who display blatant signs of severe autism in this community is harmful, provided that they follow a strict set of guidelines to prevent the forum's quality from eroding. It only becomes a major hurdle when their behavior goes unchecked like what you described from them previously.
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