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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I completely agree. It's just before, it wasn't always the same effect. Before, trolling could be playing devil's advocate on a forum or spamming stupid memes/in-jokes on an online game. Now, it's just making a specific target suffer and only that. Lolcows, they call them...

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Before, there was a whole distinct range between being a "playful pain in the neck" and a fully grown monster. But it became gradually popular for the latter to masquerade as the former, like i tried to tell on the second part of my tweet :https://twitter.com/ErmiteModerne/status/1003934867724349441 …
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Our society has dictated through laws that intent does matter when people do bad things. "Don't feed the trolls" is more for the benefit of the individual trying to engage mean spirited people in my opinion. Don't try to argue with someone pointlessly, just ignore them.
Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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