The golden rule in life is treat others the way you want to be treated. Do trollers think that they are an exception? Anonymity is the trolls only real friend. It allows a disinihibition online, anonymity can lead to relying on the web for speaking the truth to power without fear of retribution. This all means people seem to think there is no going too far and there are no consequences. Social media reveals to many base impulses as aggressive. Social media is where trolls find an advantage to do their trolling due to them having a chance to be anonymous. But anonymity is not of itself as a noble virtue, its power can also be abused. Online anonymity invites harassment and even worse. Without any sense of accountability we create not an alternative media in which the same group takes hold and the same people get shouted down. Trolls crave attention, and i believe that trolling is like an addiction once you get a shot at your first victim its hard to stop.
- Desiree Reyes
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