Aries,
Think for a minute, why do you think people would tell so called “strangers” the meanest things they’ve ever done??
I can see anger or indignation if it’s used to brag about being nasty, but, in more than one case that’s not what happened. Some people used this thread as an opportunity to bare their secrets of interactions they’ve had with others that they regret. The funny thing is that because of this thread I recalled events that occurred that I long put out of my mind. It can actually give one the chance to consider their past deeds (that they may have forgotten) and resolve to do/act better or make amends. So, although it might be true that for some this is a way of laughing at meanness, to others it might be something else. I also, frankly, don’t see the harm finding humor in the escapades of youth, though surely by adulthood these kinds of practical jokes should be long behind a person.