Trolls and Rationlizations
By Julie
@movicont (495)
United States
August 1, 2008 5:02pm CST
Anyone seen this article on internet trolls from the NYT? It's got an interesting (and long) discussion about trolls and their habits: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/03/magazine/03trolls-t.html?_r=2&hp=&pagewanted=all
Of course, the actual "logic" used by the trolls infuriated me. They seem to be really into the blame-the-victim game. There is a point at which simple words cross a line into harassment--once someone steals your credit card or social security number, that is unacceptable.
Thoughts?
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3 responses
@beautyqueen26 (16030)
• United States
2 Aug 08
If someone online insults you, just do what I do.
Flip 'em the bird and walk away.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
2 Aug 08
hi movicont I think this is just outrageous, they hurt people'and dont even care. Tolls always have infuriated me, as they dont
'care about anything but themselves and their sick little
games. bad enough when they play them on mylot but this stuff
is way sicker. outrageous is one word for it.
@smacksman (6053)
•
1 Aug 08
These disturbed people have always been around.
It is just that now the Net has given them a voice
It is up to us whether to listen or not.
