according to The Atlantic.
“It allows people to say, ‘You can’t hold me responsible. Don’t get mad at me. I was’—drum roll—‘just trolling,’” said Phillips. “It’s as if the intentionality behind a hateful utterance takes away from the fact that a hateful utterance was hateful.”
I agree. Artful trolling and just plain nastiness are two very different things. I personally prefer the former.
Note: I know the title of the article includes the word "political," but my thread is meant to be about trolling in general, not just in politics.
“It allows people to say, ‘You can’t hold me responsible. Don’t get mad at me. I was’—drum roll—‘just trolling,’” said Phillips. “It’s as if the intentionality behind a hateful utterance takes away from the fact that a hateful utterance was hateful.”
I agree. Artful trolling and just plain nastiness are two very different things. I personally prefer the former.
Note: I know the title of the article includes the word "political," but my thread is meant to be about trolling in general, not just in politics.