Trolling as an offering.

Anonymous asked: I’m curious, how many Lokeans who have been working with Loki for years agree with that “trolling is a legitimate offering” thing? Is engaging in hurtful and potentially triggering behaviour like that just for the hell of it really something Loki would appreciate

I saw this question on someone’s page in the Lokean tag and since I could not reblog or reply, I decided to blog to answer it.

I know the type of trolling that the Anon was talking about. Hateful, bitter, and just downright cruel like telling someone who is down in the dumps that they’re worthless or making them feel bad about themselves.

That is not trolling at all, actually. That’s just being a jerk.

True trolling is not triggering. It is trickery. It’s all a bit of fun. You play tricks, deceive, see if you can get away with it, and see if you can manipulate the other person.

Yes, I feel that trolling can be a legitimate offering to Loki, of a sort, but only if it is the proper and clever trolling instead of the asinine one that has no purpose save for harming or triggering someone.