bad behavior

Is there any reason why someone would visit a website and leave comments that display utter contempt for the intended recipients and engage on childish name-calling? By contempt, I don’t mean contempt for anyone’s opinions — though there’s that to spare — but wilful misuse of language and a perverse enjoyment of one’s own ignorance. a crank’s progress » Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it: What tactics did they neglect Mr. Smarty?

Is there any reason why someone would visit a website and leave comments that display utter contempt for the intended recipients and engage on childish name-calling? By contempt, I don’t mean contempt for anyone’s opinions — though there’s that to spare — but willful misuse of language and a perverse enjoyment of one’s own ignorance. Making an effort to write clearly and with attention to detail is too much to expect from some: it’s clear to me that it’s intended to convey contempt rather than simply slovenliness. I have no time or patience for it.

a crank’s progress » Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it:

What tactics did they neglect Mr. Smarty?

I think I know what the writer is trying to say/ask, but since they took the time to come up with that deeply excoriating insult, perhaps I’m mistaken.

I’m tempted to delete anything so devoid of clue but then I’d find myself accused of censorship instead being sanitary.

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