Why give them the satisfaction?

It's difficult for me to write this and explain my outlook on online trolling because I have never been a victim of it. I have never been in the shoes of an abused individual from cyberbullying or cyber harassment, but I feel that if I was in that kind of position, I would choose to ignore all of the trivial, irrelevant remarks geared towards me. I wouldn't allow a person who cowards away behind a screen to faze me because the truth is, is that THEY are the ones who are truly insecure about themselves. Bullies in general feel the need to pick on others because they are jealous and bitter about their own lives. Why give trolls and all other bullies the satisfaction of triumph? When we choose to throw a snide remark back, it shows them that we actually care about what they say, and why would we? Why would we care that someone we don't even know or even care about is trying to bring us down? Their words mean nothing because they mean nothing to us. We are better, better than those who want to stir up drama and torment others online. We have more meaningful things to worry about and shouldn't choose to waste our energy on miserable, pathetic people. They only want to make us feel bad about ourselves to fill the void of bitterness in their own hearts. Truthfully, it's sad to say the reality is that online anonymity and trolling may never be stopped. There will always be someone that doesn't like you, always, so we must learn to neglect words that in the end, mean nothing because they come from those who are nothing. 

- Jasmine Kim