What Are Trolls Looking For

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But in political discussions, remember that there are people being paid by governments and companies to create chaos. They want Americans to distrust and hate each other.

Wow

Did not know that.
 
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One of the counter-intuitive features of the internet is that it gives amateurs and audience that they couldn't have otherwise.

Some of us can enjoy skilled amateur performers even if they are not polished professionals. Others don't seem to recognize that.

There are people who complain about the widespread use of Autotune. Amateur performances tend to be a little more organic.

I wouldn't be able tell. I am not musically gifted LOL
 
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Yeah, that is my opinion too. I mean, they want a negative reaction.

If they just disagreed, I can respect their opinions. I saw a comment where someone said, "the keyboarder is really good." And then someone responds to that comment by saying, "this comment shows how stupid people are." I am wondering what point are they making?
That comment and response may imply more than one person is represented by that username.

But context is everything.
 
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I have no idea what bots are.
Bots are computer programs that login and reply based on text posted.

Based on what is typed, pre-made responses are triggered and then posted.
 
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We do try to get some reaction. But my question is what is the purpose for trying to get negative reactions from other people?

Some people probably find it entertaining or they have some control issues or something.

Although if you are the type that gets offended when some anonymous person is mean to you in Internet I would just suggest quitting posting.

There will always be some negative feedback for one reason or another and having negative feelings because of that is just useless.
 
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What are they looking for? Why do they attack innocent commenters that are innocently commenting and not trying to start a fight?

I think the underlying issue is that the internet is not regulated the same way as everyday life. People say and do things on the internet that you would be arrested for in real time. Going on the net is stepping into a potentially risky place. God Bless )
 
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I don't fully understand trolls. You can make a completely innocent comment on a YouTube video (nothing controversial and nothing disagreeable), but some people have a problem with what you said. For example, I make an innocent comment about my favorite part of a video on YouTube and someone angrily says "who cares what you think, or nobody asked you." I am not even talking to them, I am talking to the person who created the video. Then they attack other users who make innocent comments. One commenter would say, "that was funny." Then the troll would say very angrily, "that was not funny you idiot!" When the video was a comedy and supposed to be funny. Then they try to start a fight with you.

What are they looking for? Why do they attack innocent commenters that are innocently commenting and not trying to start a fight?

It wont make sense because the behaviour is demonic. Demons do not make sense and people who are enslaved to them or give into them often times do not make sense.
 
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Some people probably find it entertaining or they have some control issues or something.

Although if you are the type that gets offended when some anonymous person is mean to you in Internet I would just suggest quitting posting.

There will always be some negative feedback for one reason or another and having negative feelings because of that is just useless.

OK

That is true. I can't argue with what you just said.
 
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I think the underlying issue is that the internet is not regulated the same way as everyday life. People say and do things on the internet that you would be arrested for in real time. Going on the net is stepping into a potentially risky place. God Bless )

Thank you

This is true.
 
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It wont make sense because the behaviour is demonic. Demons do not make sense and people who are enslaved to them or give into them often times do not make sense.

Thank you

That is also true.
 
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There was a time when I would have said that trolls were hiding under bridges looking for billy goats, but I’m sure that many of our members wouldn’t get the Billy Goat Gruff reference.
 
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NPD is usually a form of complex trauma. So it results from something like neglect, abuse, poor attachment to a parent or caregiver. It takes a lot of healing for them to heal and change.

best not to engage with online trolls.

Don't spend time with contention angry people. I believe the book of Proverbs deals with this

There is a Dr. Amen Who has done close to 100,000 brain scans on people with various personality disorders. He makes the point that psychologists and psychiatrists are generally the only ones who don’t actually look at the instrument that they are treating, in this case the brain.

My personal opinion is that when psychologists and psychiatrists say that narcissistic personality disorder is related to some kind of trauma in the childhood, are only theorizing. They never offer any reliable data, or usually any data at all, to support what they are talking about. Much less do they look at the brain.

I do not claim to be an expert on this topic at all, but I have seen research from people that really do look at the brain, and as I said above, and they show that those with narcissistic personality disorder have under developed cortex in the empathy area of the brain.

I have seen two parents with narcissistic personality disorder who had a child who was empathetic. I have seen empathetic parents with a child who had NPD.

To me, when people start saying that the disorder is due to some trauma, they are too likely to be placing blame on people who really are not to blame.

There are all kinds of different disorders that can occur with the brain, that are genetic.
 
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Some people don't have a voice. They don't have the liberty to share their feelings without repercussion. I saw it years ago in chat rooms and forums. The Internet provided an avenue for release. The stress and frustrations were spilled out on innocent bystanders. Some continued the behavior and others moved past it and found healthier ways to deal with their feelings.

Yours in His Service,

~Bella
 
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I don't fully understand trolls. You can make a completely innocent comment on a YouTube video (nothing controversial and nothing disagreeable), but some people have a problem with what you said. For example, I make an innocent comment about my favorite part of a video on YouTube and someone angrily says "who cares what you think, or nobody asked you." I am not even talking to them, I am talking to the person who created the video. Then they attack other users who make innocent comments. One commenter would say, "that was funny." Then the troll would say very angrily, "that was not funny you idiot!" When the video was a comedy and supposed to be funny. Then they try to start a fight with you.

What are they looking for? Why do they attack innocent commenters that are innocently commenting and not trying to start a fight?

I’d say a troll would want to go back to their troll bridge...
 
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