Toxicity is a result of the Special Snowflake Syndrome that PLAGUES the internet scene regardless of what medium it involves. No one can admit that someone is better than them at any given skill because that would mean admitting inferiority.

Correlation does not imply causation. You certainly hear more about issues with popular games but toxicity is a totally separate issue than the mentioned trolls, griefers, and smurfs. Your perception that there are more generally terrible players is the real reason toxicity exists. Toxicity is the result of players…