Trolls No More

I often thought of trolls as being those creepy ugly things that used to live under the bridge but growing up trolls came from living under a bridge to spreading hate and being a nuisance to society through our very own computer screens. Trolls hide behind anonymous profiles they feed off our reactions. In "Web Trolls Winning as Incivility Increases" author Farhad Manjoo stated that "the internet may be losing the war against trolls" (1). With the increase of both technology and the expansion of social media it has made it has given trolls a "foothold to stand on" (3).  We see trolls on a daily basis on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook etc. Their intent is to make the person feel bad about themselves or to cause arguments. You are often given an option on whether you want to block the comment but with every comment erased more emerge. You can only block out so much, people often listen to trolls in order to please them. In "What Happened When I Confronted My Cruellest Troll" author Lindy West often thought about changing careers in order to end the harassment. It is hard to fathom why anyone would want to hurt people and spread hatred. There  should be more ways handle trolls but for now we will have to stick to the block button and ignore their words. I hope there is change to come.