Remember the days when trolling was honerable. The times when chat rooms had 'bots' and a person had to be clever enough, and use their words properly so they wouldn't get booted and the other person would. There was an art to it and a good troll was hard to find. They lurked in the shadows just waiting to annoy you by raising questions that sparked controversy that in the end, could be actually taken quite seriously.
Now... trolling isn't as special. It lost its appeal. People see a troll and don't blink. You rarely get caught up in any type of "trolling confrontation" anymore because it isn't as fun. Perhaps, the act of trolling needs to catch up with the times. They need to go back into hiding for a while. When I hear about trolling on the news that signifies all the trolls out there lost there creativity. Now that I think about it, there was no name then. If a person was trolling they were called: an SOB.
How could such an activity be personified and then thrown to the way-side? All that time spent heckling the masses and for what? To simply gain a chuckle and automatically be known that you are trying to be provocative for the sake of being provocative. Where is the fun in that? Moreover, you're not pissing anyone off--the cornerstone of internet chatting! Oh well. As the times change perhaps people will gain sympathy for the troll once again and invite him back to the conversation.
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