I believe trolls troll because they have nothing else better to do. They have no life. I also feel that they only hurt people or try to hurt people because they've gotten hurt before. They could've had a hard time as a child or currently going through something and they decide to take their anger out through trolling. I'm not saying that it's the best way to take their anger out but it's a possibility for why they do what they do.
To add on, trolls actually make people hurt themselves physically, such as suicide or cutting themselves. Trolls have no consideration for other people's feelings and that is selfish. They don't care what they're comment would make someone do or think of themselves, they just worry about how they feel after they are done. I think a way to stop this is to just stop responding. I know some people are not as mentally strong as others, but if you don't respond, it shows that you don't care and that you are not affected by it. This would overall make them stop and try and go on to another person.
I agree with your opinion on trolls and how we should not give them light. As I said in my post trolls are attention seekers and reacting to they're negative comments only brings attention to them, which generally makes them feel better about themselves. This is why we should be the bigger person and ignore them. As you said most of these people who make these comments have issues of their own, no it doesn't make it right, but neither does arguing with them and lowering yourself to their standards.
ReplyDeleteI also agree on your opinion. I believe that most trolls on the internet were once trolled in some way, shape, or form either on the internet or in real life. It is also possible that these negative internet users sometime feel an excessive need of attention that they do not get regularly in their own lives. With that being said, It is possible that one of the best ways to combat trolling is to instead of fight fire with fire, empathize with the negative person and try to kill them with kindness and not hostility
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