Interesting Links for 07-02-2026

[andrewducker]

1. Only 3% of people post toxic messages online. But they produce 1/3 of the messages.

(tags:discussion psychology harrassment )

2. Grima Wormtongue's links to Saruman the White 'didn't raise alarms' during vetting process

(tags:lotr politics uk satire )

3. Epstein Backed 'Billionaires' Dinner' Network of Prominent Anti-Trans Figures

(tags:LGBT transgender bigotry OhForFucksSake )

Comments

[cmcmck]

3. Well, this bunch clearly despise all of us of the female persuasion so I can't say I'm surprised.

Perhaps they're shit scared they might run into a trans woman they fancy!

[bens_dad]

Perhaps they're shit scared they might run into a trans woman they fancy!

I imagine that is very common, but that what distinguishes them is the conviction that she will fancy them. Unless you believe that, the first fear is unlikely to have consequences.

[nancylebov]

Saruman didn't vet Grima well enough either.

[bens_dad]

Sorry, I don't understand. Is this a comment on Lord of the Rings or Mandelson ?

[autopope]

The "only 3% of people post toxic content online" stat is worryingly reminiscent of the "only 3% of men rape" figure from some other survey (I really should have bookmarked it).

I wonder what the overlap is, and if there's any way to screen people for it? (Like knowing that more than 50% of US cops are domestic violence perps ...)

[andrewducker]

I suspect it's these people: "We have also found that about 2% of ndergraduates we studied are pure non-cooperators. When they have an opportunity to share money with a stranger who has trusted him or her, non-cooperators keep all the money rather than share the largess. The technical term in my lab for these people is “bastards.

From https://archive.ph/aogLH

[symbioid]

"Only 3% of people post toxic messages online. But they produce 1/3 of the messages."

oh shit, it's me.