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Online abuse encompasses harassment, exploitation, and coordinated cruelty inflicted through digital platforms, ranging from financial manipulation to doxxing and organized mockery of vulnerable individuals.

🎬4 episodes🔗8 related topics

In the Psycheverse

Psyche addresses online abuse as a structural feature of certain streaming ecosystems—particularly the "panelverse," where monetized panel streams gamify harassment through pay-to-eject mechanics and real-world targeting. He examines how "lolcow" culture organizes abuse at scale, distinguishing between entertainment-driven cruelty and genuine harm, and interrogates the occult/spiritual community's complicity in these dynamics.

Episodes (4)

Alexandra's Nightmare: How a Meme Becomes a Digital Weapon

Psyche analyzes a coordinated digital harassment campaign against independent creator Alexandra, deconstructing how a single meme functioned as a precision weapon designed to fragment her identity across multiple fronts and invite organized abuse.

EP.1830

The Sickeningly Abusive World of YouTube "Lolcows"

In a solo monologue, the host examines the phenomenon of 'lolcow' culture — organized online harassment targeting vulnerable people for content — detailing its escalation from mockery to real-world harm and naming specific victims.

EP.1817

The Economy of Toxicity

A documentary-style investigation into the 'panelverse' — a niche live streaming ecosystem where open panel streams monetize harassment through pay-to-eject mechanisms, doxxing, and real-world threats, revealing participants draining limited finances for digital dominance.

Is Psyche Even MORE Evil Than Everyone Thought? The SHOCKING New Allegations Revealed

This episode is not from the Cult of Psyche podcast. It is an external explainer/news analysis show examining allegations of elder financial exploitation in online communities, using a broadcast by Alexander Mayors as a case study.

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Topics that frequently appear alongside online abuse

swattingSwatting is a form of harassment in which someone makes a false emergency call (typically reporting a violent crime) to send armed police or emergency responders to another person's address, creating danger and disruption.doxxingDoxxing is the malicious practice of researching and publicly releasing private identifying information about an individual without consent, typically with intent to harass, threaten, or endanger them.internet cultureInternet culture encompasses the behaviors, memes, norms, and social dynamics that emerge within online communities, particularly in livestreaming and digital spaces.digital harassmentDigital harassment refers to intentional intimidation, abuse, or trolling directed at individuals or communities through online platforms and digital channels.harassmentHarassment is unwanted, aggressive, or hostile behavior directed at an individual, often repeated and causing distress or intimidation.internet safetyInternet safety refers to practices and awareness around protecting oneself from online threats, harassment, deception, and manipulative behavior in digital spaces.audience complicityAudience complicity refers to the ethical position of viewers or participants who consume, amplify, or derive entertainment from content centered on real harm to vulnerable people—particularly in digital spaces where mockery becomes a commodified performance. It names the gap between passive consumption and active participation in systems of abuse.identity fragmentationIdentity fragmentation describes the splintering or multiplication of a coherent self into disconnected, sometimes contradictory personas, records, or versions of selfhood—whether through administrative systems, digital mediation, or targeted psychological harm.

At a Glance

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