Bored? Irritated? Lonely? How do you react to people under those conditions?

Some engage in "malevolent creativity" - creating things (memes, song compilations, videos) to strike out at others.

"New research published in the Journal of Creative Behavior investigated the relationship between depressive symptoms and malevolent creativity. The findings indicate that when individuals experience depressive symptoms, they are more likely to use their creativity to hurt others. The study provides evidence that having a depressed mood is linked to negative social cognition."

From: [www.msn.com]



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While not a complete answer, this may partly explain some of the increasingly vicious online responses that have become common since the start of the pandemic.

-- Byrd
Moderator, Hall of Ma'at