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Don't Feed The Norwegians
“The word comes from a Norse monster but the troll is a very modern menace. For some it’s the internet equivalent of road rage, vandalising a grave, or kicking a man when he’s down. Trolling is a...
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Trolling v. Trawling
Actually, Farhad Manjoo makes a few good points in his Slate screed against the overuse of “trolling.” Because, yes: some people who look like trolls are just trawling, for pageviews (or book deals,...
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Are we in danger of overusing the word “trolling” to the point where it loses all meaning? Oh no, how will we ever express the sentiment of “I am irritated enough about this to point it out but not...
View ArticleTrolls Also Victims
“The fall-out facing both men illustrates how ‘trolling’ — sending crude or hurtful abuse to total strangers over the internet — can snare otherwise respectable young people.”
View ArticleYou Might Be A Troll If
If you don’t know who the troll is, maybe you are living under a bridge and hurling invective at goats in the hope that one of them might fall into your gaping maw, satiating your terrible hunger with...
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Which Kind Of Annoying Contrarian Are You?
by Joe Berkowitz https://medium.com/media/648397c11eaf1b565d14b7d27540e45f/href Yesterday morning, Armond White was removed from the New York Film Critics Circle. He got the boot because last week, at...
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