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Trolling but with kindness? (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 years ago by nerdyguy1990@lemmy.ml to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Hey everyone! So I recently joined a very toxic reddit alternative (not this one) and there's a lot of hate speech on there that makes me want to scream into the void, but anyways. I decided to kind of "troll" people on this platform by asking what their unresolved trauma is and why they have such misdirected hatred toward one group or another. Wish me luck? Do you think we should "troll" more people with kindness?

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[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nah, a waste of time (unless you're actually finding it fun, then its just entertainment). Would you listen if someone did that to you? Do you think these people haven't heard it before?

[–] nerdyguy1990@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I'm pretty sure these people haven't been shown an ounce of kindness

[–] comfy@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Trolling is inherently not kind, nor is accusing them of having unresolved trauma. It's pretty insulting and usually untrue.

[–] nerdyguy1990@lemmy.ml 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean, technically it's not, everyone has some sort of trauma in some way.

[–] QueenLilac@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

Poking at the truama brings it back. It's bullying and not helpful.