A version of this article appeared in The Libertarian Opinionizer at HubPages.com.
“Facebook’s chief executive, Mark Zuckerberg, on Wednesday publicly addressed for the first time the misuse of data belonging to 50 million users of the social network and described the steps the company would take to safeguard the information of its more than two billion monthly users.”—New York Times, March 21, 2018
The real issue is: Given the general IQ level displayed by the majority of the unsocial media users on Facebook Discussion Groups it’s strange why anyone would want to steal the personal data of one, never mind 50 million, of these debate dolts, and why anyone else would actually pay for that data.
Tap into virtually any of these Discussion Groups and you’re likely to find a multiparty thread like the one below.
Most of these people don’t need to be on Facebook, their faces need to be in mug shots. Facebook‘em, Dano!
Dopey Angry Forum Trolls
Hi everyone, I’m Stu Pidd, your DAFT administrator on 2Facedbook.con! This Discussion Group is a proud multicultural family of many political and non-partisan affiliations and beliefs where people of tolerance, diversity and inclusion can graciously, politely and respectfully exchange their views on the latest philosophical, political, social and cultural trends of the day in an urbane and civilized environment. Enjoy one and all!
Libby Terry Anne: I voted for Gary Johnson and other Libertarian Party candidates in 2016.
Dunn Dornobble: OMG!!! Those Liberscaryans are just brainless puppets of the Anarcho-Capitalists who want to rule the world. What a suckwad!
Liz Peeples: Hahaha! Libertarians cant rule the world cuz everyone nose the New World Order alien lizard people rule the world. You both are dorktards!!! I am winning!!
Daphy Dildeau: Anarcho-capitalist is a oxymoron because anarcho means anarchy and that means no rulers and capitalists are rulers! That would mean they are “non-ruler rulers!” Thats a oxy moron you peniswart moron!
Liz Peeples: Lickbags!!! Lizard People rule! Wake up world!!!!!!
Ham Shallo: douchewipes!!!!! Libertarian socialists are far more better than than those AnCaps anyway you belchclowns!
Dullon Dumbar: U R a scrotumcase!! Libertarian socialist is a oxymoron. Libertarians are individualists and socialists are groupers who all have to do stuff in one big group with everybody else. So how can you have a “group individual?” Oxymoron you analwhacker????? You are wrong and I OWN YOU SLUTSACK!!!!!!!!!!
Liz Peeples: Barfsticks!!! Reptilian shape-shifting Alien lizard people are on top of the Pyramid of Power an we are all there slaves!!!!!!
Ham Shallo: U R all pervholes!!!!
Libby Terry Anne: Let’s get our definitions straightened out folks? “Libertarian” means “anarchy” to Europeans but “non-aggression principle” to Americans. “Capitalism” means “exploitation of workers” to European Marxists but it means Frederic Bastiat style “free markets” to Americans. It’s all good if it’s voluntary with no coercion, intimidation or fraud. So “libertarian socialism” means “non-government socialism” and “anarcho-capitalism” means “non-statist laissez-faire free markets.” And the world is ruled by psychopathic politicians, corporatists and banksters who want wealth, power and ego gratification, not “alien lizard people.” Now maybe we can have a meaningful discussion.
Millie Murk: Hahahahahaha!!! There is no such thing as free market stinkwomb! Free means what you can get by not paying anything for it and a market is where you go to get stuff you have to pay for. I know caus I been to lots of markets and I always have to pay!!! So free market means don’t pay for stuff you gotta pay for. How stupid is that snotrag??? Free market is oxymoron!!
Mort Mundane: What a bunch of snotballs!!! There is no such thing as voluntary becaus everyone is a product of his and hers own environment and class order and social position and psychological nature and economic situation and gene pool and so they cannot ever make a free or voluntary choice!!!! Everybody knows that you donkeywankers!!!
Liz Peeples: Wrong jorkheads! The reason theres no such thing as voluntary is becase the New World Order Pyramid of Power is ruled by the Alien Extraterrestrial Outer Space Lizard People who control your minds you bunch of buttsmackers!!!!
Dunn Dornobble: ur all humpbots!!!! Alien lizard people is a oxymoron because lizards come from Mexico not from outer space and Donald Trump will build a wall to keep alien lizard people OUTOUTOUT!!!
Daphy Dildeau: All of you are all wrong! Oxy is a combining form meaning “sharp” and a moron is a dullard so oxymoron means “sharp dull.” So oxymoron is an oxymoron!!!!!! Non of you spermbats is sharp your all DULL!!!!
Libby Terry Anne: DAFT admins, please unfriend me forever!
End of Example Discussion Thread
The root of all communication evils begins when people fail to define their terms and dogmatically cling to the first or only definition of words that they ever learned. For them there is no room for context, perspective or circumstance. If they grew up saying po-TAY-to they will inevitably ridicule anyone who says po-TAH-to and call them wrong at least and stupid at worst. This seems to be especially true for those who are smart enough to operate a computer keyboard or a digital texting device but are too intellectually stunted to understand, or care, and apply the old catchphrase “different strokes for different folks.”
And of course without understanding, or caring, that in many cases there are multiple meanings and usages for the same word it’s impossible to understand the different concepts inherent in each of those meanings and usages. This is why “oxymoron” has proliferated on social media; it’s shorthand for saying “You’re not using that word the way I use that word so you’re stupid and wrong and I’m right and I win.”
Bottom line, however, is the Internet Troll itself, defined as a person (?) who sows discord on the Internet purely for its own amusement and ego gratification. Sort of like a psychiatrically defined psychopathic personality disorder but on a much tinier scale. To the troll nothing matters beyond its own ego.
Best guide for all thoughtful people on social media is (A) stay off of social media or (B) laugh at the psycho-trolls and move along; nothing to see here.
