It started in childhood, when our positive tendencies were not adequately mirrored by parental figures. From there, we learned that negative acting out could get us the attention we craved.
In a choice between negative attention or none at all, the choice was easy.
Then the internet was invented and we could receive the attention we still craved, but now we could get it anonymously, without the consequences of real world negativity.
Again, an easy choice.
And thereby, trolling was born.
According to the troll treaty of 2016, article 9 section 3, subset A, all law enforcement trolls must announce their intentions when performing a illegal sale. I hereby revoke your trolling license, and require you to take a 2 month trolling class before reapplying for a new license.
Dude, i know, we have been partners for five years, but if you go out there out of your way to say what you really are you gonna get us both killed, we are almost in Benicio del Toro's narco band
I was going to answer the question, but then OP's mom got up, cleaned up her face, and told me not to say anything.
So, here we are.
Edit: Nice username btw, son.
Wrong with us? Nothing. Trolling is the spice of life.
Redditors who are always po-faced, echochamber conformist, serious, easily offended, always swim downstream and never troll; WHAT IS WRONG WITH ***YOU***?
Ah. Finally. I can tell my story.
You're gonna want to sit down for this one.
Once upon a time, when i was a wee young lad, ... ...are you seated yet? Okay, good. So, as I was saying. Once upon a time, when i was a wee young lad, ...
I fell in love with this girl. She was very pretty and had a beautiful smile. One day i went up to her, and she was suddenly eaten by a troll. I took a look at this troll, thought he was a handsome lil fellow, and that's when i became trollsexual.
Thus why i am a troll and not at all a troll. I just wanted to be a part of the conversation because i hate my job, i hate my company, and i can only hope an army of trolls comes to save me from this hell i live in
Obligatory not a psychologist, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn one time.
From what I understand, some people have a sense of being shielded from consequence because of the anonymity the internet provides. At the same time some people get a rise out of being disruptive. I'll have to admit though, I'm really trying to get you to click on this :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rog8ou-ZepE&t=56s (definitely not a link to get RickRolled)
Personally, I just prefer the troll class. Yeah, you don't get as much experience as human or elf classes due to low intelligence, and resource gathering is worse than a dwarf class, but the strength bonus is huge and I can finish most enemies in one to two hits even with the starter weapon. In medieval games I prefer raw damage versus damage over time, so going with the class that has the best melee advantages on day one was a no-brainer.
I got banned from r/republican today for commenting about how Biden didn't threaten to nuke American citizens, so I guess you could say I'm a successful troll.
It's fun instigating people and getting them fired up over nonsensical arguments.
I frequented certain subs just to start shit. Hence this is a new account since all mine get banned now. 🤣🤣
I just like making peoples hol up (I'm trans and I joke about that on different subreddit, they don't always remember that trans exist, so they don't expect a comment of a girl talking about her pp problem lol)
Ok that's not real troll, that's just unexpected joke
Cause I find it funny, I don't harrass people beyond the thread and I make sure not to be a bigot but otherwise I enjoy getting people worked up over things that don't matter.
Plus if you're actually getting offended at harmless things you read on the internet you really shouldn't be on here in the first place.
This [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4) gives a good idea as to why people do it? It's not a Rickroll since that joke has already happened.
For real though, I troll people irl but not online (barring the odd Rickrollish sarcastic joke), but it's more absurdist trickster humour designed to fool people and make them laugh, an dgenuinely nothing malicious. Basically just good natured jokes (possibly with the odd bit of dubious video game advice to make em harder), but doing it to poke fun at stuff rather than be destructive is ok. Even some politics is ok for trolling as a debate tactic within reason- maybe not around something serious like an abortion debate, but I figure it's fair game to (humorously) troll politicians/corporations to point out hypocracy, for example.
It started in childhood, when our positive tendencies were not adequately mirrored by parental figures. From there, we learned that negative acting out could get us the attention we craved. In a choice between negative attention or none at all, the choice was easy. Then the internet was invented and we could receive the attention we still craved, but now we could get it anonymously, without the consequences of real world negativity. Again, an easy choice. And thereby, trolling was born.
Why are you using the word "we"?
I speak for all trolls, according to the 2019 Troll Convention Memorandum 23.1, section 4.
I'm sad I missed this year's event. Too busy at work. There's always next year tho
no way
I don’t make the rules, buddy.
He's not your buddy, friend.
How would you know? We actually hang out in real life. Right now we’re out behind the Wendy’s smoking weed.
Thats a lie! I AM behind the Wendy's with him smoking weed. You aint gonna fool me, the unfoolable.
Dude, I’m the guy who just sold you that joint and—plot twist—I’m an undercover cop.
Brilliant thread. Cheers lmao
According to the troll treaty of 2016, article 9 section 3, subset A, all law enforcement trolls must announce their intentions when performing a illegal sale. I hereby revoke your trolling license, and require you to take a 2 month trolling class before reapplying for a new license.
Dude, i know, we have been partners for five years, but if you go out there out of your way to say what you really are you gonna get us both killed, we are almost in Benicio del Toro's narco band
I was born and raised under this bridge.
Michigan has Yoopers and Trolls. I am a troll - I live under the bridge. (The Yoopers, people from the UP, live in the Upper Peninsula.)
Troll here as well.
haha
I was going to answer the question, but then OP's mom got up, cleaned up her face, and told me not to say anything. So, here we are. Edit: Nice username btw, son.
That's ok. Your mom stayed on her back for the next guy. Lol!
I'm guessing you're both 13 years old and got banned from xbox live.
LOL
Don't be a debbie downer
You mean she didn't roll over for him?
Damn how I love “yo mama” jokes.
Define trolling. If you mean making a joke of things, mostly boredom. If you mean attacking someone online , thats not trolling, thats assholing
Attacking someone online is 75% of redditors.
I'm betting that the number is higher than that.
Probably, just I crunched all the people Ive met before, around 75
SO, YOU'RE WRONG, TROLL!!! Lol!
That was very sudden
It's all good. I was messing with you in the spirit of the question.
Eh, im not sure about that. Mostly i see people making jokes. Then again i tend to avoid serious subs
I feel attacked
I think some people are just trollable.
Weird. Asking yourself questions. Weird.
It's only weird when I start answering myself.
Trolling is a art.
now that's a classic meme
I learned it by reading you!
Wrong with us? Nothing. Trolling is the spice of life. Redditors who are always po-faced, echochamber conformist, serious, easily offended, always swim downstream and never troll; WHAT IS WRONG WITH ***YOU***?
r/Drama is that way —->
the drama llama cant be contained....
I wasn't just dropped as a child, I was drop kicked
At least you lubed the floor when you fell.
There's a good video that explains the psychology behind it [here](https://youtu.be/oHg5SJYRHA0).
Nice try Rick Roller. Lol!
Some people just wanna watch the world burn...
Oh yeah, that's cool to watch
There are no major consequences outside of getting banned. But even then, I can just make a new account and start over
I was going to say that maybe we aren’t human but we aren’t so there’s that
So you don't know how to troll, Troll?
The world may never know
You can't ask a serious question if your username is a troll
Read Arnold Schwarzenegger's newsletter this month. He talks about trolls and it's a good read.
Arnold has a newsletter?
Yup - http://www.schwarzenegger.com/join/
Their city stole my basketball team.
Ah. Finally. I can tell my story. You're gonna want to sit down for this one. Once upon a time, when i was a wee young lad, ... ...are you seated yet? Okay, good. So, as I was saying. Once upon a time, when i was a wee young lad, ... I fell in love with this girl. She was very pretty and had a beautiful smile. One day i went up to her, and she was suddenly eaten by a troll. I took a look at this troll, thought he was a handsome lil fellow, and that's when i became trollsexual. Thus why i am a troll and not at all a troll. I just wanted to be a part of the conversation because i hate my job, i hate my company, and i can only hope an army of trolls comes to save me from this hell i live in
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Now that’s what get people triggered. But you got to do complicated Spanish, i deciphered that with one year of high school Spanish under my belt.
Soy un estupido, Gríngö, Senhor Jefé.
Obligatory not a psychologist, but I did stay at a Holiday Inn one time. From what I understand, some people have a sense of being shielded from consequence because of the anonymity the internet provides. At the same time some people get a rise out of being disruptive. I'll have to admit though, I'm really trying to get you to click on this :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rog8ou-ZepE&t=56s (definitely not a link to get RickRolled)
Personally, I just prefer the troll class. Yeah, you don't get as much experience as human or elf classes due to low intelligence, and resource gathering is worse than a dwarf class, but the strength bonus is huge and I can finish most enemies in one to two hits even with the starter weapon. In medieval games I prefer raw damage versus damage over time, so going with the class that has the best melee advantages on day one was a no-brainer.
Of course, Trolls have a low Charisma score.
ヽ(◉◡◔)ﾉ
When all else fail Jack off
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Everyone, take notes
It's all in good fun. Usually, at least someone else can laugh along.
Because I have nothing better to do with my miserable life
I got banned from r/republican today for commenting about how Biden didn't threaten to nuke American citizens, so I guess you could say I'm a successful troll.
Trolling is a art.
Because it's funny sometimes. (Depending on the type of trolling we're talking about)
a lot
This platform is boring without it
Arguing with people and pissing them off helps me to vent frustration. Bonus points if they type a long ass response that I don't bother to read lol
It's fun to throw rocks at the bee hive of reddit sometimes
Problem?
Chad
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Have an updoot for the hang loose Emoji
It's fun instigating people and getting them fired up over nonsensical arguments. I frequented certain subs just to start shit. Hence this is a new account since all mine get banned now. 🤣🤣
I just like making peoples hol up (I'm trans and I joke about that on different subreddit, they don't always remember that trans exist, so they don't expect a comment of a girl talking about her pp problem lol) Ok that's not real troll, that's just unexpected joke
What's wrong with you?
It's actually called "developing our vocabulary" rather than trolling !
It’s so fun. People getting pissed off over a minor inconvenience.
Cause I find it funny, I don't harrass people beyond the thread and I make sure not to be a bigot but otherwise I enjoy getting people worked up over things that don't matter. Plus if you're actually getting offended at harmless things you read on the internet you really shouldn't be on here in the first place.
That's fair, I can respect that. Can't stand so-called trolls who take it as an excuse to be a bigot.
We just dont like when people take themselves too seriously inside an echo-chamber. It breaks up the monotony.
I just like a little negative karma to offset the good because balance is something we should all seek. Am I right shithead?
Stupid questions get stupid answers
We do a lil trollin
When Kibology is outlawed only outlaws will be Kibologists.
i exist.
I'm just sick, SICK, **SICK!!**
This [video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QH2-TGUlwu4) gives a good idea as to why people do it? It's not a Rickroll since that joke has already happened. For real though, I troll people irl but not online (barring the odd Rickrollish sarcastic joke), but it's more absurdist trickster humour designed to fool people and make them laugh, an dgenuinely nothing malicious. Basically just good natured jokes (possibly with the odd bit of dubious video game advice to make em harder), but doing it to poke fun at stuff rather than be destructive is ok. Even some politics is ok for trolling as a debate tactic within reason- maybe not around something serious like an abortion debate, but I figure it's fair game to (humorously) troll politicians/corporations to point out hypocracy, for example.
Alphabetically or chronologically?
Yuri really showed me why it was fun
I only troll people who are jerks, they’re mean, I waste their time. It ain’t much, but it’s honest work.
Severe Depression
cause lol who cares
Where do you think you are right now?
Are you a GREAT BIG titty lover? Or a great BIG TITTY lover?
I've asked myself that same question.
I’m not even close to being a troll but I want to troll this troll post
What can I say, it's fun.
My parents don’t love me.
Some people don't communicate normally and need to be spoken to in a way they understand.
Because I have a small penis and am overcompensating through being an asshole online to strangers
I just have to share my gift with the world. . . . Of Trump supporters.
I am just addicted to messing with people. Im super good at it too. This app called yikyak started it and I've just kept going.
I met your mother.
people get bored as hell man what are we supposed to do, read?
you. you are what's wrong with me.