• Carrolade@lemmy.world
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    24 days ago

    Those trolls live off of engagement

    Not anymore. Back in the day trolling was a recreational activity done for fun. Deny the fun, cut off the troll’s food. Now it’s being done for political purposes, so cutting off the fun no longer functions since it no longer strikes at the primary motivation.

    • garretble@lemmy.world
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      24 days ago

      The result for the people who block them is still the same, though: they no longer see the troll garbage.