What would they think?...

I think trolls now really have an impact with not only young adults but also kids and grown-ups. I just find it hard to believe how people can be so cruel sometimes on the internet and anonymously. I've seen many people get bashed on, whether it'd be social media or other websites. What sucks the most though is you see our little brothers and sisters fall into that category of trolls. Well, some of them. The sad part is that they see it as funny and humorous, what they don't see is how it affects the person on the other side of the computer or phone. Its weird to think what society has come to with all the technology, and its sad to see how younger kids now a days don't care what they post about other people and don't care how it'll affect that person. I wonder what older generations think about our generation , or the generation after us. Do they sympathize us or do they merely see us as some punk ass kids with no respect for our elders or towards anyone at that? I'd really like to know what we look like now through their perspective .

Dealing With Trolls

When I the word trolling comes to mind I think of someone with an ugly personality and always mean for no reason. My understanding of an "internet troll" is a person who does or says things to get negative reactions out of people. They say outrageous things that they probably wouldn't even say in real life. Also I think they do these things for attention.
When it comes to dealing with trolls there isn't any right way. Everyone handles things in different ways. The most common advice we receive is to "ignore them," or "don't feed I to them." This isn't wrong but it doesn't work in every situation. While on Twitter, I see all types of trolling; from people who aren't causing any harm to those who aim to hurt. Most of the time I see trolls when it come it comes to racial issues. For people dealing with those trolls I can tell that it's really hard to ignore them because most of their opinions are based of of ignorant facts.
For situations like this, I would recommend people to think of the situation from a different perspective. Behind everything there is a motive and we have to think of every possible reason.  I know we all have our issues and that doesn't give them a pass to act the way they do, but we should put it into consideration. Just from my own experiences I've noticed that most people who we find annoying, mean, or just unlikable have greater problems than we can see. When they decided to troll, it could be that whatever you had posted could've sparked up all types of emotions and anger. They might have strongly disagreed with the post, but what fused them to express it they way they did probably had nothing to do with the post at all. In this situation giving a person the benefit of the doubt can help you ignore them. So for the next time you are having a hard time ignoring a troll or two, think of this and it should help you out.

A Different Take on Trolling

I'm not sure if anyone else feels this way, but I feel I have a different take on cyber bullying. I don't want this to come off a in a negative way, but I don't often times pity those being bullied. This does not mean I support it, but I know I do not always feel bad. The thing about cyberbullying is that it comes with being a part of social media. When you decide to participate in social media, you always risk the possibility of exposing yourself to any sort of harassment. Now, I can't stress this enough. I do not believe this justifies the action,  I am simply saying if someone is going to expose themselves to this it's always beneficial to teach themself to have tough skin. Being able to handle all the comments said without being affected is something that's necessary to a lifestyle including social media. I hope no one takes this the wrong way as I do still feel that belittling someone over the Internet is extremely cruel and there is no excuse for it.

Sole Purpose of a Troll?

The word "troll" is subjective, but in the particular case that we are looking at in class is the internet troll. In Farhad Manjoo's article, he describes trolls as "agitators who pop up, often anonymously... apparently intent on wreaking havoc... their aims are unclear, their intentions unknown, their affiliations mysterious." I think Manjoo's statement conflicts itself because he says that trolls' intentions are unknown, yet he says they are apparently intent on wreaking havoc. I believe that the sole purpose of trolls is to elicit a negative response and provoke other internet users for their own amusement. A while back when I actually had time to be playing massive multiplayer online games, I remember falling victim to trolls. What certain people only can do to others including me definitely made me distraught at a young age. Other than this seemingly petty situation, I have not been a victim in serious trolling.

Lindsey West deserves praise in the way she deals with her countless number of trolls. I think that her article "What Happened When..." was written for others to empathize with her along to make a claim, but I still don't understand how she was able to keep calm in her circumstance. The hatred towards her became an orthodox thing that she would refer to it as "white noise". However, since she is a feminist who writes about "big, fat, bitchy things that make people uncomfortable", I might go against her in this case. But I have not seen her written works. Anyways, the fake twitter account of her father definitely crossed the line, but she still continued her career. I still wonder why people would spend so much time to try and shut her up, while they can be doing better things in life. Lindsey West gets paid doing what she does, but her trolls probably do not get paid for spreading hatred. What they do is a choice, which is Miss West's claim in this article. What people choose to do and say affect the world we live in.

Why do such people exist? Trolls are difficult to contain, so they will always be there. As what Manjoo says they "reflect base human society in all its ugliness." In a society like ours, there will always be those who will troll for the heck of it. Technology today just provides more means for them doing so.

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Trolls can always be bested

This post written by Victoria Sosa:

Trolls can always be bested

 

Trolls are malicious people who hide behind screens to avoid any confrontation, sure there are light hearted trolls but I'm talking about the stone cold ones that aim to make you cry. I've encountered trolls here and there, but the true honest full-proof way to best anything they say is to just not take it personally. What others say don't define you but that doesn't mean it won't hurt. I feel hurt whenever I hear others speak about me in a derogative way or see that they have through some internet connected device. Saying I'm a slut or dumbo isn't me at all their words don't define me and that's what matters most. It's easy to be a troll we can vent at others through the cover of anonymity and it makes it even easier to hurt others since we can't directly see the impact we're making.In this day and age no one is truly anonymous it can all be traced after all. All our actions have consequences so even if you don't see it doesn't mean it wasn't felt. Trolling should be stopped but there is no way to contain it the only solution is to best it by not letting it get to you.

You Don't Need Them Troll

Trolls!!! What can I say about trolls to make them not sound so bad? I don't think I can say anything nice, kind, or respectful, because they aren't good people.  Also, trolls are kind of like bullies, they just say what they want to say, whenever they want to say.  Which is not okay because people can get hurt mentally and physically.  Another thing is trolls are not only in person, they can also be on social media and email. Nobody needs trolls in there lives. People like us already have so much to dell with like family, school, and religious things.  We need to kick these trolls out of our lives, once and for all.  So, us as class should expose these trolls and get reed of them.  Also we should make she that we aren't being trolls towards others; so may brighten up others people day. So do as the says "DO NOT FEED THE (INTERNET) TROLLS"!