Topic > The Internet Troll: ARE YOU MAD BRO?! - 1175

The Internet has become a vast and limitless place for education, entertainment and community. It is an amazing virtual world that helps satisfy our insatiable curiosity. Every World Wide Web traveler controls their adventure from the safety of their living room cockpit, maintaining anonymity through a username. Since this invention we have radically changed our daily routine; we have developed a desire to share our thoughts and opinions with complete strangers. From these two key elements: ambiguity and self-expression a new being was forged, The Internet Troll. The Internet Troll has the primary goal of entertaining himself by bringing chaos to others. On the receiving end, the result can be as mild as a ruined morning, but as severe as physical harm and even in some cases suicide. The Internet Troll generally targets a specific group or person who believes strongly in a specific topic. For example, a religious discussion forum where participants will generally provide encouraging personal stories. They do so with the intent of helping those who may be questioning their faith or facing a traumatic experience that has caused them to stray from their values. If all goes as planned, the investigating party will read these and find comfort in the heartfelt and sincere comments posted. The atmosphere so far has been positive, a community of like-minded individuals working towards a constructive end result. An Internet Troll will read these posts and make one of their own, taking on the role of the antagonist. This will cause those who view the posts to express their dissatisfaction with the troll's comment. This is fuel for the troll and what is considered "feeding the troll". When in the center of the card men are uncertain how to suppress these antagonists. The World Wide Web will play a vital role in the development of our future generations, it is imperative that we find a method to regulate and police it without diminishing the characteristics that have made it what it is today. Works Cited Auerbach, David. "Anonymity as culture: case studies". Triple canopy. Np, nd Web. April 12, 2014.Phillips, Whitney. "Don't feed the trolls? It's not that simple." The daily point. Np, nd Web. 12 April 2014. Auerbach, David. “Anonymity as Culture: A Treatise.” Number 15 – Triple canopy. Triple Canopy, February 9, 2012. Web.The Holy Bible, King James Version. New York: American Bible Society: 1999; Bartleby.com, 2000. www.bartleby.com/108/.Chen, Adrian. "Exposing Reddit's Violentacrez, the biggest troll on the web." Gawker. Adrian Chen and Web. April 12. 2014.