Shills and Trolls: the Bane of the Internet.









You know who they are: the evil monsters behind a keyboard.

They want to torture you, rape you , kill you and burn your house down "all because they think they are doing the right thing."

You wonder if these people are purposely doing because they relish in anger or hate, or they are just naive morons.

I think it's a combination of both.

Something happened in their lives that made them so angry, so hateful, and are now spreading it on the most cowardly place of all; behind a keyboard.





Hate burns inside. They can't keep it bottled up forever. They have the urge to spread it.





Make no mistake: they are very very good at getting in your nerves. It's probably the only thing they're good at.





They will Never Get it.

No matter what you do, no matter how you explain things, no matter how much you reason with them; they will never get it. Never ever get it.

They have one mission in life; it's to spread hate.

And you will hate them back. Really hate them. After all, getting hated back is their goal. They are pros at it. And they love it.





The Problem.

The problem is... they are so good at what they do, that they visit your brain at 2am and tell you how much they hate you. They tell you how much of a moron you are. They scream at you. And you scream back. They want to torture you, rape you and burn your house down " all because they think they are doing the right thing. "





They will shout at your mind till the wee hours of the morning. And before you know it, the damn alarm clock's beeping and it's time to go to work/school.

You wander at work/school aimlessly, in a zombie existence, all because a damn troll invaded your head and kept you up all night!!





Moments of Weakness.

Sometimes, when not in the best of days, you let it play out in your head. You attack back. You drift around the possibility of retaliation. You start to think: How badly can I hurt them back. How can I make their lives a living hell. How can I....

STOP!

Just. Stop.

Don't do it.

That means they've won. That would mean that they now have a permanent place in your head.





Consider this: When you get in the mud with a pig, you both get dirty but the pig gets happy.

When you get in the mud with a pig, you both get dirty but the pig gets happy.





Trolls are like that. They are lonely in the mud. They are looking for companionship. Don't do it. Don't get in there with them.

They want companionship. They want somebody to argue with till the wee hours of the morning.





Trolls are weak.

At one point in their lives, they made the decision to hide in the mud.

Sure, life can be hard, but it is the same with everybody. They may be abused kids at home, but that doesn't give them the right to lash out online.

That doesn't justify what they're doing. Just because life was hard for them, doesn't give them a reason to spew hate on to others. That's just evil. They could have reacted in so many ways: yet they chose the most evil response.





It's the Same with Shills.

So many ways to earn money out there, yet they chose to abuse people online. Being paid to mentally harm people online is evil. Pure sociopathic evil.





The Solution..

There is only one way to deal with them. And I mean ONLY ONE WAY!

And that is to COMPLETELY IGNORE EVIL PEOPLE.

Don't think about them. Don't talk to them. Ignore them. And most importantly, don't reason with them or give them advice...





They will never listen to you. NEVER. They will spit on your advice, come to your house and stab you.





You have to admit, it's pretty naive to think that they will listen to your helpful advice lol.





To reason with or help them at this point, will only cause more pain and suffering for you. You can't help people NOT willing to be helped. You can't reason with angry morons.

It is a stage they're going through. It is a journey they must face alone: you, or anybody trying to help them, is NOT welcome at this stage in their lives.





What if the Troll is in the Real World?

If the troll is within the physical vicinity, in the form of a co-worker, classmate, or even a family member; the "completely ignore them" rule still stands, but with one more extra protocol. Never gossip about them.

Gossiping about them means they already have a place in your head. And if you do that, you've already lost. REMEMBER THE ONE AND ONLY RULE: Completely ignore them.





This won't be easy at first. Especially if it's in the form of a household member, but that is the only possible way to regain your peace and happiness. It takes discipline. The household pig will eventually realize what you're up to, and they will squeal!

They know you've suddenly gotten the upside of the battle, and they won't like it. They don't want to be alone in the mud. They will do anything and everything possible to get you back in mud... that sometimes, they might even resort to physical harm.

But hang in there. Do what you have to do to defend yourself till the storm dies down. This won't last long. Remember, they are mentally weak... That's the whole reason they've resorted to this. By design, once "mentally weak" bullies discover they can't win over you, they will move on and look for easier targets elsewhere.

Then you win...





There is really no other choice. The only way to freedom, is to stand up for yourself. If you keep letting them bully you, you will be shackled forever. It only takes one or two acts of 'standing up for yourself' to make them realize this is not worth it, and move to easier targets elsewhere.

Lions and wolves in the wild always choose the easiest targets... The weak, the young, the sick, or the old. Because even if a healthy gazelle is no match for them, it still might be able to get in a few kicks or so before losing. And a broken rib or jaw is not worth it. Better to find easier targets.





Remember, this is a Discipline.

A skill to be honed over time.





I was in an FB group once, when I casually blurted out "' US sending their 18 year old teens to war, to steal other countries' oil... is wrong.' You wouldn't believe that backlash I've got from that!

But I was in a weak moment and I lost my discipline. I ended up spending the whole night arguing with trolls!

I kept trolls company till 4am!!!

Shame.

I was ashamed of that.

Never again. I promised myself: never again.





We are only human. We may lose discipline from time to time. But the problem is, everytime we do: they win.





Our only way to be Victorious, is to Hone the Discipline and NOT get in the mud.





Completely ignore them: you deserve peace and quiet. Your happiness is the only thing that matters. Concentrate on your happiness and nothing else.

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Bonus: if you happen to come across a shill/troll in Reddit or Twitter, I have a perfect solution for you! https://www.yours.org/content/don-t-argue--just-tip---fast--cheap-microtips-are-awesome---de08c9934173





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