Anger issues

There are those who, for whatever reason, just do destructive things for the sake of their destructiveness. They may be malicious narcissists, psychopaths, or just so self-centered in their impression that the whole world is against them that they will blindly lash out at anyone and everyone when they get the chance. For such people, who I believe are a thankfully rare breed, the harm they cause others has no point beyond the harm itself.


They are unreasoningly destructive, and that’s pretty much all there is to it. They might think they’re misunderstood and want to communicate with the world by harming it in some way -- and maybe they’re right, that people just don’t understand them deep down. When they react to this state of affairs by maliciously setting out to harm anonymous strangers, however, I don’t think I want to understand them beyond the minimum required to track them down


And put a stop to their antisocial behavior. Your mileage may vary, especially if you’re a criminal psychologist. Does it for the Lulz some still do it for the “fun” of destruction? They may get a thrill out of reading news items about their work causing people trouble, or they may just take a fire-and-forget approach, creating destructive, self-replicating programs for the joy of it without much caring whether they ever see the consequences themselves.