With every passing year I realize "Don't Feed The Trolls" is the worst decision the internet ever came up with. We let something disgusting fester thinking it was just someone trying to get a rise out of us. It wasn't a joke. It was never a joke. It was only pure seething hatred.
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And understand, it's less about the trolls. They were going to do whatever and it wouldn't change them. It's about the thousands and thousands of people who were told that when they were experiencing mountains of abuse. It was ignoring their abuse, plain and simple.
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Folks, there was no more "innocent" time for trolls. This is always what it was. This is always what it looked like. You just grew up.
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It's a day later and it's amazing how many people think I'm confusing the term troll for abuser, not knowing where the term comes from and what it was intended to mean, and not getting my overall point that it was always an excuse. But whatever. Column coming on the issue.
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One of a number of problems with Gatchaman Crowds.
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It began innocently enough, as "Come on, don't fall into the trap of arguing with simpletons and assholes." Then it became "Maybe If I Ignore Them, They'll Go Away" 2.0. Thing is, they DON'T go away. They move on to the next poor sap standing in line. And how is THAT any better?
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And when they keep going people switched to victim blaming. "You fed the trolls so you deserve this now". So gross.
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The phrase to me always came off as an abdication of personal responsibility. A cowardly means of washing one's hands of a clearly serious problem by pretending that it's inherently unsolvable and shaming anyone who ties to actually do anything about it.
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Have you ever tried feeding trolls? Huge waste of time trust me
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They will be grateful for any attention you give them. Especially from a big account
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