Q&A - Why Do Team Fortress 2 Bot Hosters Host Bots?

I was asked by a friend to explain why the bot hosters of Team Fortress 2 do what they do. So, I dug through the recesses of my brain, a bit of psychological searching on the internet, and came up with my best answer, which I wrote up and slapped together in just under an hour. This is the vocal recording of the answer. 00:00 - Why I'm Talking 01:11 - Why The Bot Hosters Host Bots? 01:55 - Historical Context: The Cheat Codes Of Old 06:24 - The Modern Perception of Curiosity 13:00 - The Narcissism of LULZ & Trolls 18:53 - Phase 1: Sadism 19:53 - Phase 2: Sociopathy 20:07 - Phase 3: Machiavellianism 23:08 - Side Note: "They Who Must Not Be Named" 25:10 - Conclusion 27:21 - Outro to the Outro Petition: https://save.tf FixTF2 Discord server:   / discord   ╔═╦╗╔╦╗╔═╦═╦╦╦╦╗╔═╗ ║╚╣║║║╚╣╚╣╔╣╔╣║╚╣═╣ ╠╗║╚╝║║╠╗║╚╣║║║║║═╣ ╚═╩══╩═╩═╩═╩╝╚╩═╩═╝ ---------------------------------------------------------------- Want the TF2 experience of yesteryear? Enjoy a Steam group filled with good people and lots of fun? 🎮 Download Pre-Fortress 2: https://prefortress.com/ 🎮 Download Team Fortress 2 Classic: https://tf2classic.com 🎮 Download Open Fortress: https://openfortress.fun 🌐 Join the Nailgun World today: https://nailgunworld.com/ 💸 Memberships:    / @military_snake   📷 Instagram: www.instagram.com/military_snake 🐦 Twitter: www.twitter.com/military_snake 🎵 Music channel:    / @daniel_naaden   🎙️ Podcast channel:    / @idiotsontheairwaves   🌎 Discord:   / discord   #fixtf2 #savetf2 #tf2botcrisis #tf2 #teamfortress2 #teamfortress #botcrisis #doom #classicdoom #doom1993 #psychology #videoessay #jordanpeterson #gaming #discussion #tf2psychology #sociopath #narcissism #machiavelli #sadist #omegatronic #militarysnake