I mean, before the Internet people spent a hell of a lot more time just hanging around with a small group of friends. You don’t need to buy expensive tools or reach a prospective audience to do anything like that. Boredom motivates people to find ways to entertain themselves, which has unfortunately been one of the largest casualties of online ‘life.’

I’m not attempting to defend the system as they’re trying to build it, but rather to seek understanding of why they take these actions without imagining them as hateful, soulless people.