Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-38332820-20190128053922/@comment-4141313-20190201172805

More than likely, they're normal people off the computer.

Its an idea called the G.I.F.T., or Greater Internet Fuckwad Theory.

The idea being the anonymity of the internet loosens inhibitions due to lack of consequences, and that with looser inhibitions and a large enough target to focus on, they begin acting less like they would in real life and more like morons, insane people, or complete jackasses. There have been real life studies that support this idea, albeit stating that it doesn't apply to everyone.

More than likely these people act very normal in an urban setting or in public, but when hiding behind a computer screen, let loose all their frustrations and freely act like degenerates.