What to Do When You’re Trolled
Trolls are like cockroaches — nasty, obnoxious, stinky, and everywhere
Everyone who posts anywhere on social media has been trashed or thrashed by a troll. You know who I mean — people who make hurtful, nasty, rude, hurtful comments.
Recently, I came across an entire multi-person trolling session over — get ready — a spoon. Seriously. A spoon offended some people so much, they climbed on the high-horse of superiority and attacked the poster, anyone who disagreed with them, and each other. It was an all-out competition of trolls trying to one-up each other.
All over a spoon. Isn’t it sad that these people don’t have a life? 😉
Don’t we have the “right” to freely express our opinion?
In many countries, free speech is an embedded right. Generally, people can give their opinions pretty openly as long as they don’t incite violence or lawbreaking or engage in proscribed “hate speech.” This right is often called upon to justify angry, nasty, meaningless, hurtful commentary.
In a study of trolling, author Tom Culsas writes, “With the rise of social media, the distinction between what one would say and do in private and in public has become more porous.” — Don’t Feed the Trolls, Social…
