On why "don't feed the trolls" is bullshit: 'The second you treat them as a “constant” or inescapable part of your community, you have given them permission' Damn good articlehttps://twitter.com/doomquasar/status/1017445656569491459 …
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You should read the article, there's a lot to be said about "back in my day" thought. There were a few gems, but the reality is this mentality has been a thing long before mass scale social media, and it won't change without a pivot in thought.
I'm still reading it, but my point is that yes, people have always been assholes, but the "don't feed the troll [and wait for an admin to kick them]" formula worked back in the days of small communities. The second part is important.
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I'd say actively seek an admin rather than wait for one. Consider also that your view of how things used to be is filtered through a lens of privilege. Not all the assholes were removed or called out.
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Priviledge? More like, just which community you happened to be in :P And it depends, in some communities I am in admins are relatively ever-present and it was considered bad to poke them because it also gives the troll attention. But of course if they are less active, poke them.
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