Wow. Very awesome. I wrote a paper about the benefits of this kind of "trolling" in college.
Was it titled "How to make up bullshit stories, lie your ass off, and yet still not be held accountable"?
Trolling is beneficial both to online communities and to the world outside of the internet. These benefits include online community bond strengthening, encouraging social development skills, and putting a focus on relevant issues going on in the world.
Deviant social behavior can be adapted by those looking to make a positive impact in society, looking not to stain or scar an issue, but to shine a spotlight on it, forcing the topic into the news and giving society an update on issues at the forefront. A troll will target the most fertile, hot-button issues to garner the most attention possible. One person's sport or prank quickly becomes society's next sociological hurdle.
AKA: End justifies the means.
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