Comments on: Snark + Narcissism = The Snarcissist

By: James Duthie

James Duthie — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 12:02:39 +0000

What do you expect from League supporters Oyst? I’m actually surprised they can write… There’s plenty of snarcissists on the Essendon Footy club’s web site as well. Sport attracts the best and worst types of people. There’s probably a 50/50 split on most sports blogs I read.

By: Daniel Oyston

Daniel Oyston — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:33:32 +0000

sorry, I meant Telegraph … I must sound like the dog of the Jetsons!

By: Daniel Oyston

Daniel Oyston — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 22:32:38 +0000

Plenty of them on The Daily Relegraph on Phil Rothfields League Blog! It’s like bears to honey!

Best thing is, Phil just hangs shit on most fo them if they leave snarcissistic (is that teh right term?) comments.

Snarcissist’s are the evidence that opinions are like assholes … everyone has one. Thing is, not everyone has something worth saying (but not a lot you can do about that unless you want to moderate comments).

By: Maik

Maik — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 14:19:00 +0000

As much as I love mumbrella these guys are turning it into a nasty atmosphere, with nothing good to say most of the time. And they never prove their brilliance by providing an alternative strategy or execution.

By: Pablo Edwards

Pablo Edwards — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 14:57:14 +0000

Great new term, I really appreciate the write up surrounding it, too. It sounds like I know a few snarcissists.

By: Geoff

Geoff — Fri, 25 Jun 2010 05:17:45 +0000

You’re right chage challenging them to submit their own ideas and suggestions. Far easier to tear down someone else’s ideas than actually come with your own.

By: James Duthie

James Duthie — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 03:14:00 +0000

@Matt – No doubt the snark factor can be entertaining and amusing at times. But when it becomes a predominant sentiment, it annoys me.

@Connor – Indeed. I’ve certainly seen snarcissistic behaviour at Digg, and likewise YouTube can be one of the most poisonous environments on the web. Wherever you find a large crowd forming on the web, you’ll find snarcissists.

By: Connor

Connor — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 11:45:36 +0000

If you want to see where snarcissists are actually born & bred…head on over to Digg.

By: inspiredworlds

inspiredworlds — Sat, 19 Jun 2010 11:14:24 +0000

techcrunch is similar, but i love it! you get a lot of smart ass comments and even the writers join it, and occassionally some heavyweights in the industry leave comments. really cool, i guess there’s a mixture of snark + insight + banter.

By: James Duthie

James Duthie — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 08:08:44 +0000

Yup. The anonymity is the killer. Pretty weak really considering the sniper approach that they apply. It’s a shame because Mumbrella was one of my fav sites when it first launched. It still produces relatively good content, but the trolls have detracted from credibility of the site for me.