Don't feed the trolls

I feel as though lately I only ever want to sigh when I venture into the YouTube comments. There are some communities that seem to still have respect for their content creator. They gather around the video to uplift and support. There are communities that seem to converge for the love of a good laugh. Sure there are some idiots in the mix, but it is so insignificant that we can ignoring it is easy. Unfortunately, there seems to be a change happening in some of the online communities. Trolls are trolling. They are trolling and it is pissing me off.

I know better than to feed the trolls. When a person says something for the simple pleasure of causing a commotion it's only silly to respond. No matter what, the response doesn't change anything. It just gives the brouhaha that the comment was there to trigger. Feeding into the attention seeking tactics positively reinforces the behavior. One must remember that starving trolls go away. Don't feed the trolls. I hate it that a couple of my communities I feel passionate about seem to be under attack from troll armies. These armies are coming out in droves. Hateful things are being said, feelings are being hurt, and once again people are forgetting that they are talking to other humans.

There also seems to be an unhealthy sense of entitlement. I constantly want to scream at people that no one owes them anything. I want to scream that things should be appreciated as given. I want to make it understood that while we get what feels like a full story, we still only get what the creator chooses to give. Which could it say nothing to whatever else there may be. I want people to pull their heads out of their butts and see that they aren't that important. However, before I go on a rant about the insignificance on others, I must note that I too am insignificant. It irks me that the sense of entitlement is getting in the way of understanding our fellow humans. People are thinking that just because someone shares a little, that it's a right to demand whatever else we choose.

I hate the cloak that people can hide behind on YouTube. I want trolls to find other hobbies. I wish there was a way to show them a solution to their sad and insignificant lives. As a person who is far too sensitive to the things people do to belittle others, I get too emotional. It makes me angry to see people I care about (even those I don't know personally) getting so much hate. I am far too close to the situation and want to search and destroy when it happens. However commenting back doesn't change the person who made the comment. Feeding the trolls never works. I constantly have to remind myself to ignore them. Don't feed the trolls.