There is also another form of trolling, common on the internet: the person is bored and looking for entertainment. Or my favorite form of trolling where I mere

There is also another form of trolling, common on the internet: the person is bored and looking for entertainment. Or my favorite form of trolling where I merely use the thing I am commenting on as a sort of plot device, a writing and thought prompt even, that helps me think through a thing. Like right now. This comment is more for me than it is for anyone else, it lightly disagrees with the OP, perhaps even trolls, but it's not for OP, it's for me. The upvotes and downvotes then help tune me to the community and/or society. Yes, I troll like this IRL as well. Just say something outrageous, see what happens. The resulting debates are often great fun and tell you a lot about the people around you.