This goes out to several trolls here on SP:
1. Why go on a suicide website and attack fellow SPers? Because you can only punch down and not up? Because you feel crappy about your life and attacking other people and making other people feel bad makes you feel better?
2. If you’re going to be a troll and a turd, at least stand behind your username instead of being a coward. There are several trolls here who routinely say hateful and hurtful things to others, then when others call them out, change their usernames like a little turd, then spew hate and attack others again with a new username, get called on by other members, change their usernames once again, rinse and repeat.
This routinely happens here on SP. I’ve been on here awhile, and I can see several of these trolls literally changing their usernames right after people call them out on their hateful comments. Then start all over again with a different username so people don’t realize it’s them. Then it’s back to attacking.
Everyone on here at SP is already feeling bad, about ourselves, about our lives, we’re already depressed. We’re already feeling bad enough as it is. Why not go on YouTube or Reddit and post hateful comments there, where the rest of the hateful trolls are? Maybe it’s just easier to attack those already vulnerable and hurting and least able to fight back. This is a place where people who are hurting can talk to other people, to share with others, to get comfort, and to feel less pain. Stop typing hateful comments, writing biting remarks, or starting arguments with other members. “Oh but I just want to have a nice friendly debate.” No you don’t. You just want to be a prick.
The majority of SP users are lurkers. And why are they lurkers? Because many of them are afraid to post. They’ve seen people get attacked time and time again on SP, so why post when you’ll just be attacked? That’s what the trolls and pricks on here are doing, keeping good members from posting or commenting.
And if you are a troll, at least be man enough to stand behind your username instead of being a coward and changing it after people call you out. And then attacking people all over again with a different username.
There are also some members who keep their username who are also jerks, so it’s not just limited to those who continuously change their usernames.
The only people who want to be able to say whatever they want on SP are the ones who want to type all the hateful, mean-spirited, back-handed, nasty comments to purposely make another poster feel bad or cut them down. Also, there is specifically a No Hate Speech rule, which these people who spout “but I wanna say whatever mean thing I want” jerks seem to forget or ignore.
Let’s watch all the trolls attack this post.
11 comments
Agreed.
Yikes. That’s not cool. Good to know.
Hey, trolls are people, too. Seriously – the behavior your describing sounds like the product of social maladjustment. Something like PTSD – it’s hard to say whether they grew up in a family environment where such exchanges are the norm, and even though it’s like being dragged under the wheels of a bus, they don’t know how to stop doing it. I say that only because I’ve seen actual trolls on SP, and that species appears to be on a steep decline as of late.
Good point rivets. I grew up in a home where exchanges were often meant to throw others under the bus and I carried it right into adulthood. I have been toning the acrimony of mine down year after year after year. Life is better now.
I agree. If it’s just them being who they are and that’s all they’ve got I don’t really mind. I don’t like seeing people inflict suffering or cause more hurt though. Isn’t there enough of that? But you and I were involved in a different discussion earlier, Rivet, and I got it. First of all, no one is for everyone. Know what I mean? We aren’t all meant to plug into every other story. It’s nice even if one or two people connect with you. But if not, the community itself may be a connection of sorts. Secondly, sometimes anger and rage is all a person has at any given moment. I don’t know. I’m not generally that way but I’ve been pushed to the limit more than once and when someone rages I think I can remove myself and know that it isn’t really about me. I’m just a target or whatever at that moment.
I hear ya. I can kind of relate to the description I gave, and it’s frustrating. I’m more analytical than emotional and that comes across as anger or malice when that’s not at all intended. I spend 90% of my time here lurking because of that perception.
Really? You feel that way? I haven’t seen a ton on here, I guess, but to me you seem thoughtful and brave. It’s nice to see. I felt like you stuck up for me earlier even though I could understand that the other person was just not in a good place.
I do feel that way a lot, but it’s one of those things. I have a weird kaleidoscopic affect. For me, I have a lot of RN’s and doctors in my family, including my mom and two of my cousins. They’ve all been through a lot. I have nothing but respect for people in your profession. It takes a special kind of person to do that sort of work.
Rivets, you’re not one of the people I’m describing. There may those who might say things that may come across as angry or rough and it’s not intended. I’m not talking about that. I am talking about members who purposely attack other members and intentionally want to inflict insults. There is a difference, and it’s easy to see who routinely attacks other members, or target specific members they do not like.
Rivets you seem like such a solid character. If you ever want to chat let me know.
I’ve been called a troll and I did change my name about 6 months ago cause I was being bitched at by some random just for talking on here. I had a feeling he was stalking me so I changed my name. He was acting like he knew anything about me. Always get a little frightened when I see him back on here. I’ve never been a troll. I actually usually read everyone’s posts except for his, although I do not keep track of who is who. But cringe and skip when I see his. So it’s funny you made a post about this very topic. I had contacted the forum moderators hoping I could block on this site out of fear of this other user.