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Oh how this "troll " thing has been perverted. Used to be Trawling like when you are fishing and then I believe it was a couple of Americans ( lazy ones at that ) started saying troll like a troll under a bridge... and they changed Owned to powend because why ? who knows lazyness I suppose.

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While I agree with the general sentiment, there is a difference between trolling and genuine criticism.

The author is hooking "trolling" to "feel good about yourself" a little too strongly, I'm thinking.

Some people troll simply because it's entertaining to them, and once they start getting chuckles by getting rises out of people, it can continue to the point where it's habitual and they adopt it as their "style" or "identity" or "online character".

Feeling good about yourself and feeling entertained are not mutually exclusive.

I think hurting others or self-hurting is always a sign of self-hate. It's just not in my experience to see someone who really loves who they are as a person hurting other people on a regular basis. Mostly, healthy minded people dislike their own tendencies to hurt other people and actively avoid it.

So, IMO, anyone who habitually enjoys making other people feel worse, who chooses to adopt making other people feel bad as their style or identity or online character and sticks to it really dislikes themselves a lot.

Willingness to hurt others (or oneself) is the best yardstick I can think of for self-esteem.

>I think hurting others or self-hurting is always a sign of self-hate.

Not always. Always rarely applies in the field of psychology.

It could simply be sociopathy. You simply don't care.