The words can be mean , but the intent isn ' t Intent cannot be interpreted from the other side of a screen . It can if you use your brain , idiot . see , you can tell I was intending to be a dick there due to the inclusion of idiot , and your assumption of hostility . Critical thinking is a thing , and you can infer intent in many ways . A change in mindset also helps . If you don ' t assume everyone is attacking you all the time , and take everything with a light hearted filter you will be able to see through the bs , and probably get your feelings hurt less . What is the appeal of being a dick ? Because it makes people feel good . It doesn ' t matter if it ' s at the expense of others , because fuck them right ? You must see that this is borderline sociopathic , right ? That ' s the point I was making , albeit in a roundabout way that required critical thinking to get to . I guess I shouldn ' t assume people have the ability to use their brain . Again you can understand my intentions . You are saying that you legitimately enjoy making another human being feel bad . No , I said I enjoy light hearted trash talking with good intent . The guy said said he didn ' t understand the appeal of trash talk . I was explaining it to him . Although , from time to time , every person including yourself enjoys making another person feel bad . Whether it ' s chastising someone after they do something innapropriate , proving someone wrong or whatever . I never said I condone acting or being a dick even though I am . And fuck you for suggesting that p intentexclamation point People playing video games like rocket league are often playing them to escape from a shittier reality , or more generally just to destress themselves and have fun . And other people are playing to be a dick and assert their dominance on the betas . Trash talking and harassment are two whole different animals , and it ' s this kind of pearl clutching moralism about a joke that turns people off . Also , I can smell your vagina from here , you left wing , subhuman scumbag . . And if you didn ' t get the intent of my last joke sadly , one of my better ones then you are a lost cause and I urge you to jump off a bridge you while crying about your hurt feelings . And if you ' re trolling me , good job , it worked .