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It does hurt people. It means that people who want to discuss something calmly and rationally can't, because the troll keeps derailing the conversation.
by mooism2 15y ago
It does hurt people. It means that people who want to discuss something calmly and rationally can't, because the troll keeps derailing the conversation.
- mrvc 15y agoDo trolls really derail a conversation or encourage it along? Particularly on sites like Reddit, i've found them to be vilified, yet the way they can instantly cause a change of perspective to counter groupthink is vastly under appreciated. They're useful, else they wouldn't have existed for so long.
- mooism2 15y agoTrolling is the art of winding people up. Offering a different perspective is not trolling. Offering the same different perspective repeatedly and refusing to take it to a thread where it's already been discussed to death is an example of trolling; it derails and does not encourage. Trolls exist because some people enjoy winding people up. Being useful isn't a motive.