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Arch0wl · 10-16-2010, 06:33 PM

"troll" is often equivocated (that is, people will use the same word for different meanings and fail to distinguish the meanings.)

there's the "troll" as prankster, the "troll" as argumentative person, and the "troll" as internet sociopath

pranksters aren't that annoying. argumentative people can be annoying, but often people will label anyone who is arguing with them a 'troll' just because it's a convenient excuse for them to walk away. the last one though -- the internet sociopath, i.e. the type of person who would harass someone to the point of suicide if they could get away with it -- is truly awful, and I don't think politicians or pundits are like that sort of person because they usually operate with an agenda while sociopaths usually just operate out of sadism.

10-16-2010, 06:33 PM	#2
Arch0wl Banned Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: fb.com/a.macdonald.iv Age: 35 Posts: 6,344	Re: Forum Trolls and The World "troll" is often equivocated (that is, people will use the same word for different meanings and fail to distinguish the meanings.) there's the "troll" as prankster, the "troll" as argumentative person, and the "troll" as internet sociopath pranksters aren't that annoying. argumentative people can be annoying, but often people will label anyone who is arguing with them a 'troll' just because it's a convenient excuse for them to walk away. the last one though -- the internet sociopath, i.e. the type of person who would harass someone to the point of suicide if they could get away with it -- is truly awful, and I don't think politicians or pundits are like that sort of person because they usually operate with an agenda while sociopaths usually just operate out of sadism.