Even before I knew what it was, I thought that trolling was a pretty useless, socially maladjusted activity. Well, last night some people educated me, I learned all about trolling. And I have to say that this new knowledge has caused my opinion on the subject to stay exactly the same.
Here is something I think is true:
People who make puns, or wordplay in general, aren't clever. In fact, it's a social disengagement; a reaction to the content of one's sentence rather than the substance or meaning.
I think it's partly a selfishness thing, like saying, "Well, that's nice, but let's talk about me now." It's also a way to avoid the consequence of actually interacting with another human being, which is a little scarier. They say the mark of a good politician is someone who can talk a lot without saying anything. If this is the case, these trolling motherfuckers could all run for Emperor of the Goddamn Multiverse.
I have not participated in anything really related to internet culture in a long time, and this makes me very happy that this is the case. Holy shit.
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