09-14-2011, 04:05 PM
Sometimes I think I understand what trolling is...most of the time I really don't even know exactly what it means except when someone comes to a site to just fight.
The subtle trolling is the stuff that can get really out of hand, because sometimes they do it so well that there's no way to prove that the person is trolling. It's like gaslighting. They pretend to be naive, innocent, or genuine, and make little passive-aggressive comments here and there to push peoples buttons and instigate others' anger. Then, when someone does call them out, they can easily play dumb and say things like "whoa buddy, calm down! I was just trying to have a conversation. I wasn't looking for trouble!" and make the other guy look like the aggressor.
If this is trolling then I am probably a troll myself because truthfully I am very direct in the real world (vs cyber world) and when someone needs help from me or asks for advice...and they do alot...I like to give them something they can use so I tell them things that are hard to hear because that is often what it takes to help someone in my opinion.
I have tried that a few times on the Internet ....and it would come off exactly as you describe it. If telling someone the truth is pushing their buttons then I am guilty...had no idea that was trolling. Is that just your opinion or is this common knowledge?
The subtle trolling is the stuff that can get really out of hand, because sometimes they do it so well that there's no way to prove that the person is trolling. It's like gaslighting. They pretend to be naive, innocent, or genuine, and make little passive-aggressive comments here and there to push peoples buttons and instigate others' anger. Then, when someone does call them out, they can easily play dumb and say things like "whoa buddy, calm down! I was just trying to have a conversation. I wasn't looking for trouble!" and make the other guy look like the aggressor.
If this is trolling then I am probably a troll myself because truthfully I am very direct in the real world (vs cyber world) and when someone needs help from me or asks for advice...and they do alot...I like to give them something they can use so I tell them things that are hard to hear because that is often what it takes to help someone in my opinion.
I have tried that a few times on the Internet ....and it would come off exactly as you describe it. If telling someone the truth is pushing their buttons then I am guilty...had no idea that was trolling. Is that just your opinion or is this common knowledge?
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