The modern "troll"
14 years ago
I hear so much complaining lately about the act of "trolling." Most people do not even know what true trolling is. I hear people discussing that trolls are something like cyber-bullying, and that trolling is a really negative kind of thing. When I use the term, I use the narrow definition of the term, I guess the classical term. Trolling is a art. Trolling is for the lulz. Even wikipedia seems to have it wrong, although they use the term correctly under the "early history" heading.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Troll_(Internet)
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I've always seen trolls as the guy who knows how to stir up trouble with a few words, the guy who can make a mock thread on a movie website and get hundreds of replies in no time. Being just rude and insulting left and right takes no skill.
The kind of troll I personally like best is one who practices doublethink on the matter at hand, while taking it perfectly seriously and like a professional he is able to make fun and comedy of and from it one second to another, ridiculing everyone around while still remaining argumentatively superior.