Before our article read on Online and Anonymous trolling, I didn't know how trolling was such a big influence in harming people emotionally. I always thought trolling as that one poorly drawn meme and making it a simple prank. I guess I was wrong on that part, the internet is a huge access to everyone to freely to share their thoughts both known and anonymous. I believe we kind of forget that many people who troll can just be like every other person, I don't believe all trolls are bad and it just depends on the situation. Like between friends I can see it as a joke and taken lightly; what actually makes a bad troll? I think we also need to ask why trollers even troll online in the first place. I read online about 10 former Internet trolls to learn about their reasons for doing so. One thing in common I found was that many of them had problems and believed online trolling to be a fun activity, and later on in life they too will soon move on from their trolling days. We should all accept that as long as there is the internet, trolling and other internet problems will remain.
Trolling really is a major issue that we should take more seriously in keeping away, although ironically the best way to do so is to ignore it. I agree that we kind of have to accept that it will always be present wherever we go on the internet. It is what it is, but we can certainly improve our experience on the internet by avoiding it altogether.
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