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[-] gmtom@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

That’s sort of her goal, she’s being inflammatory so that the angry responses can prove her right.

So you fully acknowledge thats shes just being a troll?

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Proving a point isn't trolling.

[-] gmtom@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

.... but being purposefully inflammatory is basically the definition of trolling.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Op eds are purposefully inflammatory all the time and have been for decades. Did op eds invent trolling? Here's a few I found:

[-] gmtom@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago
[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Okay, then you have nothing to complain about since this is normal in media outlets.

and who says trolling cant prove a point?

[-] ByteJunk@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

I literally spelled out the definition of troll. Was that too many words?

[-] gmtom@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago
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