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I actually recently got accused of being a troll via anonymous reputation comment. In retrospect it is rather amusing.
I feel that in some cases, people accuse others of being a 'troll' solely because they have a difference of opinion (which I assume was the case in my circumstance).
This person was apparently tired of me citing the benefits of my beloved chosen city, St. Louis, and sick of my patriotism toward America in general, according to their rep comment.
So, with that said, I think the label of Troll is thrown around a bit too freely by some.
As for why 'real' trolls do it, as opposed to viewing them as the high school bully types, I actually view them as the quiet outsider who never had the gumption to speak their mind in the real world. They see themselves as protected behind the anonymity of the Internet so don't have to face any real life criticism or confrontation, but can still bolster their own ego through their posts or popularity of threads.
I actually recently got accused of being a troll via anonymous reputation comment. In retrospect it is rather amusing.
I feel that in some cases, people accuse others of being a 'troll' solely because they have a difference of opinion (which I assume was the case in my circumstance).
This person was apparently tired of me citing the benefits of my beloved chosen city, St. Louis, and sick of my patriotism toward America in general, according to their rep comment.
So, with that said, I think the label of Troll is thrown around a bit too freely by some.
As for why 'real' trolls do it, as opposed to viewing them as the high school bully types, I actually view them as the quiet outsider who never had the gumption to speak their mind in the real world. They see themselves as protected behind the anonymity of the Internet so don't have to face any real life criticism or confrontation, but can still bolster their own ego through their posts or popularity of threads.
Great post! 100% agreed~
If somebody didn't agree with your opinion, you are either delusional, making things up, stubborn, lying, or a troll. Not many people can simply agree to disagree..
If somebody didn't agree with your opinion, you are either delusional, making things up, stubborn, lying, or a troll. Not many people can simply agree to disagree..
It is sad how the internet-- this great opportunity for people all around the world to have constructive conversations with one another-- often devolves into this. Yes, an argument can get passionate, and that's not always a bad thing But the knee-jerk reaction for so many users to equate disagreement with "trolling" is the opposite of thinking and debate. It dovetails nicely with the latest fashion of seeing "bullies" around every damn corner, another example of less thinking and more reacting.
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Originally Posted by PhenomenalAJ
A classy smart person lets someone hoist himself by his own petard rather than getting wound up. How do people not know that from elementary school? Its like when a little kid starts bothering you, you pretend its not annoying and they get tired and move onto something else. Howard Stern is like the non-internet version of a troll and hes very hilarious.
Ooh, to this day I remain torn on this. Virtually every day growing up, I was either being yelled names at, excluded, having things thrown at me, etc. and the advice I was given was to ignore it, ignore it, ignore it. Guess what? It stopped when I bucked the grownups' "wisdom" of the time and stood up for myself. These days I see elements of that in online trolling... and am unsure what to do about it. If you pretend it's not annoying, they don't get tired-- sometimes they just get louder and more confident that no one will stand up to them. Other times they revel in the attention, and that encourages them.
Without trolls internet would be sad.
The funny thing is just to type something very simple like "iPad is for gays" and 5 minutes later you got all these USA fan boys yelling at you....
Ah, I see I have misunderstood the meaning of a TROLL! I thought it was just a phrase from CD that people threw at someone they don't 'know', who says something they didn't 'like'...my bad.
There are several definitions of the internet Troll, usually it's an individual whose posts are intended to provoke negative emotions and disrupt the forum. Do you have any other definitions? Why do they do it?
Misery loves company.
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But the knee-jerk reaction for so many users to equate disagreement with "trolling" is the opposite of thinking and debate. It dovetails nicely with the latest fashion of seeing "bullies" around every damn corner, another example of less thinking and more reacting.
