I'm not the person you're replying to, but I too have wondered about this. The only thing I can come up with is that it takes a lot less effort not to reply to

I'm not the person you're replying to, but I too have wondered about this. The only thing I can come up with is that it takes a lot less effort not to reply to the challenge. The urge to prove someone wrong is the other side of the coin for the trolling problem. People wouldn't fish if others didn't take the bait.