Or, pretty typical 13 to 25 year olds, millions of them, people that could be your son or daughter or friend, and who you enjoy the company otherwise everyday...
>willing to say the most vile thing to get attention. Genuine human interaction this is not
Or perhaps totally genuine (which is different than "compassionate"), and context-appropriate?
It's a competition, from the ancient times you're meant to take sides, disparage the opponent, sing a nice insulting song against the other team, and enjoy crushing them!