My love of trolls is actually a very recent thing. I spend a lot of time on a board that could only be described as trolling headquarters. I knew these people from way back when they weren't trolls, so I also had the knowledge that these were in fact very intelligent people who were sensitive and thoughtful. They may tell people to go kill themselves but create a support thread and these people will do their best to comfort you, up to and including wiring money to a completely stranger on the internet.
I learned that there were many things that offended and hurt me, but instead of leaving I realized that I didn't have to be hurt or offended. Why was I getting hurt by strangers on the internet?
And that was pretty much the turning point for me.
Because a troll will be offensive, but he/she most likely won't mean what he says, and at the end of the day he's only putting out lures. I learned that what was truly offensive were the people who believe themselves to be better than trolls while saying extremely OFFENSIVE things all the while thinking that they're morally superior.
A troll at least, has the luxury of saying that he doesn't mean a thing he says.
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My love of trolls is actually a very recent thing. I spend a lot of time on a board that could only be described as trolling headquarters. I knew these people from way back when they weren't trolls, so I also had the knowledge that these were in fact very intelligent people who were sensitive and thoughtful. They may tell people to go kill themselves but create a support thread and these people will do their best to comfort you, up to and including wiring money to a completely stranger on the internet.
I learned that there were many things that offended and hurt me, but instead of leaving I realized that I didn't have to be hurt or offended. Why was I getting hurt by strangers on the internet?
And that was pretty much the turning point for me.
Because a troll will be offensive, but he/she most likely won't mean what he says, and at the end of the day he's only putting out lures. I learned that what was truly offensive were the people who believe themselves to be better than trolls while saying extremely OFFENSIVE things all the while thinking that they're morally superior.
A troll at least, has the luxury of saying that he doesn't mean a thing he says.