I don't believe she had a concept of making the con better. I believe that, for some people, the compulsion to tease and harass is extremely strong.
I've seem people faced with the idea that they shouldn't insult anyone, and it's as though you offered to cut off their air. They get really upset, and they start begging. Not even a little? Not even people who really deserve it?
Someone like that has a negative sum approach to emotions. They need to make others feel a lot worse in order to feel a little better themselves.
So, this fits with the idea that what really offended her was that Wiscon was a place where Officially Designated Insult Objects were in a friendly, shame-free environment. She *wants* an ODIOus-rich world.
And it's not the more common mostly-guys conventions, since male gamers and fans are also simple-minded comedy bait.
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I've seem people faced with the idea that they shouldn't insult anyone, and it's as though you offered to cut off their air. They get really upset, and they start begging. Not even a little? Not even people who really deserve it?
Someone like that has a negative sum approach to emotions. They need to make others feel a lot worse in order to feel a little better themselves.
So, this fits with the idea that what really offended her was that Wiscon was a place where Officially Designated Insult Objects were in a friendly, shame-free environment. She *wants* an ODIOus-rich world.
And it's not the more common mostly-guys conventions, since male gamers and fans are also simple-minded comedy bait.