What motivates a troll?

Trolls are, she says, most likely driven by a need for attention. “Their comments often spark attention from others, so it can give the illusion of being important,” she explains. “And this sense of importance and centre of attention usually compensates for how they really feel in their life.

What is trolling in social media?

Trolling is when someone makes a deliberatively provocative comment or post and waits for people to take the bait. Trolling is not when someone makes a personal attack — that’s ‘flaming’ or online hate — but the term ‘trolling’ often gets misused in the media to mean someone who is engaged in online hate.

What exactly does trolling mean?

A troll is Internet slang for a person who intentionally tries to instigate conflict, hostility, or arguments in an online social community. Trolls often use inflammatory messages to provoke emotional responses out of people, disrupting otherwise civil discussion.

Why is trolling fun and how to do it?

Trolling is fun because it is easy and gives you the illusion of winning. Winning gives us the highs and this makes it a fun experience worth repeating. It requires no effort. For example, a troll attacks a hypothesis put forward by a member of a forum. The hypothesis happens to be well-researched.

Why do people troll on social media?

Trolls also like getting a kick out of seeing people fight, or they’re curious how the interaction will turn out if they insert a scandalous comment or post in a conversation. Trolling is fun because it is easy and gives you the illusion of winning.

Why does it hurt to have a friend who is jealous?

It can hurt even more to have a friend who is jealous, because the actions and emotional expressions of a jealous person are not kind or loving. When it comes from a friend or loved one, we take it more personally.

Is Internet trolling a Kudos behaviour?

A word cloud representing how survey participants described trolling behaviours. Clearly there are discrepancies in the definition of internet trolling, and this is a problem. Research does not differentiate between kudos trolling and flame trolling. Some members of the public might still view trolling as a kudos behaviour.