Sorry, but i'm just a Jackass.
 

This line. In the Thread Title.

Why people do this? That's... i'm not even sure i would call that "Juvenile". I don't refer just to people doing this stuff here in the forum (although people do that stuff here in the forum) i'm referring to it in a general sense.

Like... somehow it's ok to be an asshole as long as you're self-aware...?

"Hey, you're being a prick for no good reason!"
"Yeah, i know, but i AM a prick"
*goes on being a pricking prick*

Like... what? It just sounds like the adult version of "Well, i didn't want it anyway....".

I can see some people being more prone to sarcasm or having a more "acid" personality, and that's ok. But actually and promptly being a jackass? Someone who would confront and cause distress to other for no other reason than "Just Cause I Am"?

...T'hell is up with that?

My dad was like that.

I fucking hate my dad.

There's no rhyme or reason to it, some people just fall short of acceptable human behavior on a regular basis.

That kind of behavior irks me. For all my own flaws, I never wave them off and leave it at that. There's a difference between being a jackass because you're a jackass and being a jackass because you're a jackass and not caring or trying to apologize for it. It's irresponsible.

Its probably because no one really calls attention to how annoying it is most of the time. Because of that, people continue to do it thinking that no one is bothered by it. It is arguably less annoying than being an ignorant jackass, if by only a small margin.

Just sayin. Kinda answered your own question.

I prefer "I'm a mother-fuckin' jackass. Deal."

On a more serious note, I dunno. My sense of humor has always been fairly biting and sardonic. Though in person this really isn't an issue, it's fairly obvious I'm joking around by my inflection and body language. it's just I really don't want to go through the effort to translate it for a text only environment. Especially since I feel it dilutes what I'm trying to do.

I use it for justification of my own insecurities.

I am by nature a rather nervous person in large groups of people. I constantly worry about what others think of me. To function and, sometimes, flourish in such environments, I often adopt the mentality that I can not, under any circumstances, care what other people think of me. Because if I do, then I worry about my own actions--did I just say or do something to offend this person?--and so I placate myself with logic like "Fine, I'm an asshole, so be it" while I continue doing what I'm there to do.

This also translates to internet forums. I don't run around telling everyone I'm some sort of voracious asshole or anything. But if I want to get to the point of something, I would prefer to be honest rather than dance around the subject , and so I operate under the same mentality I do in real life.

This sometimes is cause for offense to other people, which I am often trying to back down from(since offending people isn't the actual intent of my posts on any message board).

More or less. If someone is a dick and says they are a dick and yet continue to do dickish things, it is because they are a dick.

The entire thing is just a dickish thing in and of itself.

Yeah but they are so close! I know the first step is admitting you have a problem but there are like, eleven other steps to go through.

I get called a jackass quite often, but that is because these peons are not entertaining enough. Sure a lot of you consider that immaturity, but I just get bored easily. When I get bored I find ways to entertain myself. The thing is that I never aim to seriously hurt someone, nor do I get mad when someone makes a joke about me.