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[@Vilageidiotx] But, unlike real life. You have all the context, right in front of you...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isfn4OxCPQs

It's an internet version life of this, expect the one to blame is apparently both, because the other retaliated. Because one strong 'biting back' (so to speak) is the same as continuous baiting and personal attacks.

And quite frankly it looks like people are taking sides when they're liking only one persons comments and seemingly lecturing one more than the other. Despite how obviously lopsided it is. :/

And yeah, here's the catch 22. Trolls are very, very stupid individuals, I've dealt with enough of them, hundreds of them. I know how they act and think. I've also had so many bullies fuck with my life. So the 'ignore it and they will go away' thing doesn't work in real life. So I'm sorry, but it doesn't work online either. But my point is. They will 'always' think they won. If you respond, doesn't matter what you say, or if your angry or not, you'll get "lul mad bra" and they win because you "got so madz" But flip side, "ignore them" they'll know your a pushover, and continue to do it, knowing, no one, not even you. Will stand up against personal harassment and never stop. And they won again. (and frankly if you allow anyone to treat you like crap. If you didn't defend yourself, You honestly -did- let them win.)

Both defending, and ignoring. Come off as them winning to them. And frankly one, calling someone a fucking idiot, which is frankly cathartic. So what if it makes people that circle jerk him, whine at me for defending myself. So what exactly do I lose? I won't make friends with people already likely to be the bullies friend? Yeah, big loss. Or, ignore the bullying and? I gain literally nothing, even less in fact in this scenario and its not like that will make me -look- any better to people that hate me for fuck all reasons anyway.


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See, I don't see it as being that complicated. For me, if you just make stupid jokes and don't get involved, anyone fucking with you will get bored. If they consider that winning or something then whatever, that's their business, I don't care what they feel about the situation. And for me if I were to get hot under the collar too I'd feel silly. Now that is all personality of course, but I think it might give you an idea where other people's answers are coming from. It's not a matter of taking sides, it's just this entire discussion seems more complex then it needs to be.