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There's good reason why people say "Never read the comments"; they often devolve into toxic exchanges that offer little value. Which is kind of sad because then we miss the occasional masterpiece.

Luckily, there's a rare breed of heroes who are willing to sift through all the negativity to find and preserve the lost gems, allowing them to receive the attention they truly deserve.

The Instagram account 'Epic Comment God' is one of them. Continue scrolling to check out its collection.

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Part of what makes online comments so wild is the disconnect between the commenter’s identity and what they are saying, a phenomenon that the psychologist John Suler memorably termed the “online disinhibition effect.”

The theory is that the moment you shed your identity the usual constraints on your behavior go, too—or, to reiterate a 1993 Peter Steiner cartoon, on the Internet, nobody knows you’re not a dog.

When Arthur Santana, a communications professor at the University of Houston, analyzed nine hundred randomly chosen comments on articles about immigration, half from newspapers that allowed anonymous postings, such as the Los Angeles Times and the Houston Chronicle, and half from ones that didn’t, including USA Today and the Wall Street Journal, he discovered that anonymity made a perceptible difference: 53% percent of anonymous commenters were uncivil, as opposed to 29% percent of registered, non-anonymous commenters. Therefore, Santana concluded that anonymity encourages incivility.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Many Nazis and their sympathizers fled to South America when the Nazis lost the war.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Whatever Jizzissippi got accused of, it was Jalifornia’s fault. I saw the whole thing.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jalabama. Jalaska. Jarizona. Jarkansas. Jcalifornia. Jcolorado. Jconnecticut. Jdelaware. Jflorida. Jgeorgia. Jhawaii. Jidaho. Jillinois. Jindiana. Jiowa. Jkansas. Jkentucky. Jlouisiana. Jmaine. Jmaryland. Jmassachusetts. Jmichigan. Jminnesota. Jimississippi. Jmissouri. Jmontana. Jnebraska. Jneveda. Jnew Hampshire. Jnew Jersey. Jnew Mexico. Jnew York. Jnorth Carolina. Jnorth Dakota. Johio. Joklahoma. Joregon. Jpennsylvania. Jrhode Island. Jsouth Carolina. Jsouth Dakota. Jtennessee. Jtexas. Jutah. Jvermont. Jvirginia. Jwashington. Jwest Virginia. Jwisconson. Jwyonming..... wtf is the name?

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Firs tthing I thought was "Jermont" but then thought, "Wait - that could actually be someone's name..." so i'm bad at this game lmao

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Am i the only person who is sitting here going through all the states adding a J on the front to see if they make a name? Is his name Jaine? Joehio? Jutah? Jexas..... Jillinois? I cant stop.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Did everyone miss the part that says RHYMES with one of the states? Obviously, his name is Joehio.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Jew York" sounds problematic. Luckily I am far away in Jutah

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

How off her face is she in that picture? 🤦🏼‍♀️ not flattering.. 😬. )I hate myself and rarely post pictures).

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jew Mexico? Jew Jersey? Jew York? Jew Hampshire? Or are we talking Jorth Carolina, Jouth Carolina, Jast Virginia, Jest Virginia… Jouisiana? Jlabama? Jevada?.. 🤷🏻‍♀️

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

This is the funniest comment section ever. Nice work, people!!

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Don’t ask me why I did it, but you’re welcome… 🤣 Jalabama Jalaska Jarizona Jarkansas Jalifornia Jolorado Jonnecticut Jelaware Jlorida Jeorgia Jawaii Jidaho Jillinois Jindiana Jiowa Jansas Jentucky Jouisiana Jaine Jaryland Jassachusetts Jichigan Jinnesota Jississippi Jissouri Jontana Jebraska Jevada New Jampshire New Jersey New Jexico New Jork North Jarolina North Jakota Johio Joklahoma Joregon Jennsylvania Jhode Island South Jarolina South Jakota Jennessee Jexas Jutah Jermont Jirginia Jashington West Jirginia Jisconsin Jyoming

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Also, how come this person assumed everyone would know they meant american states? what if someone thought she meant 2 Canadian states, 4 Russian states, etc.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm an Australian, I never knew that there were 50 states in Australia. I only ever learned about 6 plus 2 territories. (JK IK it's 'merica)

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I actually DO know a Johntana... is there more than one of them??

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

i'm from new jersey. lived most of my life in towns that have businesses whose Friday hours change depending on time of year.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jorada? Jalabama? Jermont? Jalifornia? Jalaska? Jevada? Do I have to go through all 50? I'm not going to try to play the guessing game with the 'New' states.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Omg crying at comment on post but BP comments even more 😂

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Someone needs to tell her the “e” on the end of “Maine” is silent.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jeorgia gotta straighten up his act. Starting to look like Jalabama.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What’s the actual answer here!?!? Joe-hio? Jaine? (Though that’s a girl’s name)

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Great - now I have to find a list of all the states, and try this out... Nope - only got as far as Maine and then got an ear worm (Any Firefly fans out there? "The hero of Canton - The man they call Jayne...")

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jennsylvania? Jonecticut? Jew Jersey? Jew York? oh wait...

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However, as Maria Konnikova, the author of Mastermind: How to Think Like Sherlock Holmes, pointed out, anonymity has also been shown to encourage participation.

"By promoting a greater sense of community identity, users don’t have to worry about standing out individually. Anonymity can also boost a certain kind of creative thinking and lead to improvements in problem-solving," Konnikova wrote, pointing out a study by psychologists Ina Blau and Avner Caspi, who analyzed student learning and found that, while face-to-face interactions tended to provide greater satisfaction, in anonymous settings participation and risk-taking flourished.

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As psychologists Marco Yzer and Brian Southwell said, new communication technologies do not fundamentally alter the theoretical bounds of human interaction; such interaction continues to be governed by basic human tendencies.

"Whether online, on the phone, by telegraph, or in person, we are governed by the same basic principles," Konnikova added. "The medium may change, but people do not. The question instead is whether the outliers, the trolls and the flamers, will hold outsized influence—and the answer seems to be that, even protected by the shade of anonymity, a dog will often make himself known with a stray, accidental bark. Then, hopefully, he will be treated accordingly." Plus, various subreddits have proven time and time again that even anonymous forums can self-regulate quite efficiently, so maybe it's not all bad after all.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

easy one but still funny ! On this matter the best joke ever was Ricky Gervais at the Golden Globes "Once upon time in Hollywood was so long that Leo had to quit his girlfriend at the end of the premiere" ^^

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2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Jesus f**k... Imagine explaining to a french WWI soldier that the hell he knows, one of the worst place to be in the all 20th century would become an excuse for an ASMR video... How sad it is. I cannot wait for Auschwitz background sound to help you fall asleep.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I have said this from the beginning (as the books were being released). She only wrote Hermione + Ron to appease fans

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Gather all living species in western africa to lie down and fart simultaneously

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2 months ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Lil accidentally stabbed myself in the arm with a knife while unloading the dishwasher

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

But do it before you even watch what you are supposed to subscribe to and sit through the endless Patreon name list reading, cuz only THOSE guys are worth mentioning.

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2 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

BTS (Behind the Scene) has been around before any member of BTS was born. Kpop fan girls (or stans) are f*****g crazy.

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