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Re:An autistic man was surfing the internet on his dad’s sof... by DaiPlusPlus on Tuesday November 22, 2022 @05:02AM (#33704035)
It’s no use trying to reclaim the term “troll” for the legends of Usenet: the word is now a synonym for a griefer, the contemptibles, FBI swatters, and so on.

Defending the word can be misconstrued as defending the act. It’s not a fight worth having.

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Re:An autistic man was surfing the internet on his dad’s sof... by zozbot234 on Tuesday November 22, 2022 @05:12AM (#33704107)
When someone is laboring under the misapprehension that online "trolls" are popular and committing very real crimes as a result, clarifying the history of that word is absolutely appropriate. That's the very opposite of defending cruel griefers.
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