https://blog.codinghorror.com/what-is-trolling/

[codinghorror@infosec.exchange]

https://blog.codinghorror.com/what-is-trolling/

[codinghorror@infosec.exchange]

I really struggle with this question, myself, even though I know the answer by heart: "Did you join this discussion to learn? To listen? To understand other perspectives? Or are you here to berate us and recite your talking points over and over? Are you more interested in fighting over who is right than actually communicating?"

[grumpasaurus@infosec.exchange]

@codinghorror nah I'm here to amuse myself.

[codinghorror@infosec.exchange]

@grumpasaurus are you not entertained?

[yuki2501@masto.hackers.town]

@codinghorror When I was younger, I used to go to the internet for religious debates. Apart from arguing in favor of my beliefs, I loved the idea that discussing could get us - as a whole - to get closer to the Truth. People would understand other points of view, etc.

But discussions these days are very different. People's lives are on the line. It's no longer a matter of what I believe vs what you believe. It's about caring for each other and the most needy struggling to survive.