Forum Trolls and The World

[Goldenwind]

I just finished a game of SC2, where my opponent expressed strong verbal harassment throughout the game, without me having spoken a word. This harassment reminded me very much of forum trolling - a plethora of mindless irrationals, bent on offending others to fulfill their hourly needs.

After having lost that game, I took a break for dinner, and watched the news with my family. I noticed that there were two political parties trying to get people's votes. I've never liked politics, because I've always felt all parties seem the same, and all they really do is make dramatic cheapshots. I see politicians using namecalling and propaganda and all sorts of dirty, irrelevant tactics.

And then it hit me.

Could it be possible that the image of a "Forum Troll" is really what the human is like? I see very little different between politicians and trolls.

And then last night, someone I know was ranting about their experience on a bus. They had paid fare to take them halfway across town, when they intended to go the entire route. At the halfway point, the bus driver stopped the bus, and kicked this person off. Offended that the driver had the memory to catch him, he cussed her out, and left.

I don't know, I guess I just kinda feel like people are pretty pathetic. I try my best to cling to hope, that maybe I might be wrong, but I see nothing.

Could it be possible that the *true* forum is the world, and people are all just trolling it?

I used to think forum trolls were scum, below all others, but I'm starting to see how it's not just online.

Discuss.