Trolling

Currently, on the internet, the practice of trolling has been accepted in the online world. The masses online have noted that when surfing the web that it is necessary to be aware of these so-called trolls who seek attention by instigating a concern with the person at hand. I personally have not been personally dehumanized online by an anonymous source that caused great personal distress. However, I more than familiar with the ramifications of online harassment such as trolling. Trolling is apparent to anyone who voices their opinion on an issue deemed controversial. It seems as if voicing your opinion nowadays can cause an wanted wave of backlash. Trolling has seemed to evolve into a harsher act. Death threats and doxing have drastically increased in the previous years and the issue at hand has been brought more attention, however, the problem has not gone away.  I believe the true away to rid ourselves of this issue, is to not feed internet trolls, because just like a misbehaved student who acts out in class they both do it for attention and if you give them a single drop of attention then a whole dilemma may occur. However, just as the NYT article by Manjoo that we read in class, it seems to be necessary for a cultural revolution in the online world and how users interact. Due to the anonymity, no direct recourse can be given to those to do such cruel. I duly believe we that the worst in society are a reflection of how we act as a society because as the saying goes we are only as strong as our weakest link.