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To achieve world fame |
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To achieve world peace |
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1 | 20.00% | |||
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Wealth by pretending to be a Nigerian Prince (a Dark Prince of Lies) |
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2 | 40.00% | |||
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Improve networking skills (learn to bull**** better) |
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2 | 40.00% | |||
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Raise or otherwise repair self-esteem, by reminding others why they are always wrong |
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3 | 60.00% | |||
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Wealth, because they have stock in pharmaceuticals and big medical and really want to retire happily |
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2 | 40.00% | |||
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They just want to use the great gifs they have on the side |
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2 | 40.00% | |||
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They want to influence in that particular social setting (internet) |
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2 | 40.00% | |||
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They just need someone to argue with for some random reason |
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4 | 80.00% | |||
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Life really has them down; At heart, their intentions are actually pure |
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3 | 60.00% | |||
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They don't know they're doing it, just copying other behaviors or arguments they've seen on TV |
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2 | 40.00% | |||
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Because is Donald Trump is president now, b*tches |
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3 | 60.00% | |||
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Because they live in the middle of no where and need more intellectual stimulation |
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3 | 60.00% | |||
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They see themselves as providing a service |
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2 | 40.00% | |||
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They are actually very maliscious... or masochistic... depending on how you look at it |
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3 | 60.00% | |||
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Because 'color' is spelled 'coloUr', you damn yankees |
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1 | 20.00% | |||
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To oppress or silence others by moving the conversation their direction |
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2 | 40.00% | |||
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By creating a false sense of superiority |
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4 | 80.00% | |||
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They don't think that hard about it really... we just coexist in their den |
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3 | 60.00% | |||
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Actually, we attract them and reward that behavior... so it's only reciprocal that ppl troll |
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2 | 40.00% | |||
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It's a democracy and trolling is a valuable tool to get one's voice heard in it |
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3 | 60.00% | |||
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It's a gift they possess... they only wish to share their riches with the world |
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2 | 40.00% | |||
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To use us as test experiments in their psychological experiment |
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3 | 60.00% | |||
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They're absorbed in their POV and just do whatever to "win" threads |
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3 | 60.00% | |||
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Some other reason that loser OP forgot to put in this poll |
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3 | 60.00% | |||
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Multiple Choice Poll. Voters: 5. You may not vote on this poll |
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I find this topic difficult to debate because media attention / misunderstanding has, in my opinion, altered the meaning of the word for those of us who have been online "from the beginning".
The confusion is when genuinely malicious, deliberately harmful comments, designed to cause real injury, are flippantly described as "trolling" (facebook / twitter "trolls" etc.) and that's the meaning the word has now taken on. What it really is, or was, is more like a gentle ribbing / employment of satire that can actually have a point if used sparingly and with awareness. So basically... it depends which variety you're talking about ![]() |
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