- An internet troll reviled for his pornographic posts on Reddit and recently revealed as a middle-aged software programmer told CNN that he made "a huge mistake."
For years, 49-year-old Michael Brutsch hid behind the online screen name "Violentacrez," creating hundreds of subforums on the user-generated website, such as "Rapebait," "Incest," "Pics of Dead Kids," "Choke a Bitch," and "Rape Jokes." "Violentacrez" has been banned from the site several times, although Brutsch still maintains a separate account.
Officially 100% over this story. The only lesson learned is stay anonymous when doing crazy things. Switch up the user accounts once every 6 months. I know people who are mods of the NSFW reddits and have been doing it for years, just like VA, but VA is only infamous because he kept the same username. I believe one of my accounts is still mod of a couple.
Seems like he was in to the notoriety too much to switch accounts. I would guess that in the circles that liked what he posted, the name violentacrez has some brand value. I wonder if he will be able to capitalize on that? He's out of a job and may lose his house, maybe he should try to make some lemonade out of the lemons, you know? I agree about being over the story though. I think what is interesting is less violentacrez and more a website/community trying to come to terms with what/who they are. Interesting stuff. You get a computer at home yet or you still rocking' the phone?
I agree, you get sort of attached to your username if you establish a name for yourself. The reality is is that this stuff wouldn't exist without a ton of people being into it. He may have created the subreddits but hes not the first to post such images online. The conversation shouldn't be about him or why people like this stuff or how to stop it. People like sexy things. Young girls explore their sexuality. Guys vigorously drink up that sexuality. There is no way to stop it. You have to look out for number one because there will always be seedy sites, ex girlfriend sites, and private forums that do this and worse. I'm housesitting for my boss.
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Nice! Looks like a cool place. Enjoy but don't puke on his bathroom wall or leave any red solo cups all over the house. Not cool, I should know.
Note: Anderson asked him something like, "Was this a turn-on for you?" -- He said the biggest turn-on was seeing all the "likes" people clicked. Here's what I think: he became addicted to thinking he was liked. It wasn't him who was liked, of course. It was the porny images that porn-liking people liked. But humans need connection and we do a lot of crazy things to feel connected - so it provided him with just enough of an illusion to keep at it. Being "liked" for doing good, community-building, pro-social, helpful things seemed beyond his imagination and a little more work than getting his fat ass up from behind the computer. Speaking of which, I'd better get off the computer.
There's not much more there, but here is part 2 of the interview