I think people like that have always been around. Even pre internet. Someone is always wallowing in self pity, and they have no sense of humor at all. In the Internet age, as posters have stated above, it is just easier to get an audience. Go to a social networking site and trumpet your pity party and woes to friends relatives, hell, to the entire world. Regardless of cause, or justification. In my opinion, we SHOULD have empathy for other people, in as much as possible. But some people are ridiculous. “You said you don’t like my candidate for Governor, you said I look heavy in my pic I posted. Nobody likes me, everybody hates me I’m gonna go eat worms”. Good grief, suck it up buttercup. If you cant handle a slap down once in a while, or a little good natured kidding, go live in a damn monastery and be a recluse.