Can We Fix It? : Online Anonymity

Since the internet has been created, many issues have taken place dealing with online anonymity. I am all for having the right to remain anonymous on the internet to a certain extent. That extent is that I do not support trolls taking advantage of their anonymity in order to hurt other people. The sad part is the fact that some trolls actually know what they are doing online to hurt other people because some of those trolls were once the victims of being trolled. As the human race, we need to stop fighting fire with fire towards each other. Why would you harass or troll another person when you did not like being harassed or trolled yourself? In my opinion, people are very cruel and we do things sometimes because we think we are being activist or heroes standing up to people who have done things that they may be shunned from society for. In all honesty, nobody deserves to be harassed. Not even people like Stacey Dash, Donald Trump, or Monica Lewinsky. These are three out of the may people that continue to receive hate especially with the influence of social media. I am not a big fan of Donald Trump, but that doesn't mean that I dehumanize him by constantly throwing insults at him via social media explaining how much I dislike him. I do not feel like there will be a day where trolling does not exist because many people continue to hold grudges and seek revenge and or target complete strangers just for the fun of it solely for the reason that they were just "bored". Something I feel that can be possible is regulating online anonymity and decreasing the amount of harassment and trolling that occurs. As a human being, we just need to treat each other better. We also need to put ourselves in others' shoes and make the effort to understand one another. Do you guys think there's hope for a better and safer online community? Will trolls always exist?