Reply #101: it's not so much that they enjoy it [View All]

but they often get encouraged in those expressions by their compatriots. It is an hourly event for somebody to post an OP about somebody we are all encouraged to hate - a sick, sad story of human depravity followed by "what the hell is wrong with people?" Sometimes the depraved person has its defenders, who think a woman having sex with a fifteen year old boy is not that big a deal, and then DU gets to divide into camps that are disgusted by the other side of DU. But often the vast majority of DU gets to point to some idiotic FReeper-type or RW gasbag and say "what a moran" or "what a racist POS" and be part of a crowd of 20-50 (and in their minds much larger) who are in full agreement. And hatred of those insidious Sharks (perceived members of the other tribe/gang) and their nefarious statements is one of the main things that makes a Jet such an awesome human being.

It's all too common, but like you said it's not the only thing going on. Often when you read a post with 10-50 recommends, it's a very good read.