My Generic Response To The Faux Concern Trolls*

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Your Concern Is Duly Noted.Thank You For Your Input./nt

*If your concern is genuine then this thread doesn't apply to you.

[Sugarcoated]

1. Block the Trolls

is all I'm sayin'

[ProudProgressiveNow]

2. K&R

[DemKittyNC]

3. hehe

I think I have seen more threads complaining or offering solutions to deal with trolls then actual troll threads... Please don't hit me!

[DemocratSinceBirth]

7. That Because Many Of Them Are Subtle And Some Of Them Mostly Post Within Threads

Less chance of a detection then.

[ejbr]

4. I'm concerned

about your concern of my concern. Does that concern you?

[DemocratSinceBirth]

5. If A Person Is Genuinely Concerned Then They Fall In The Latter Category

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[ejbr]

6. I was just being silly...don't mind me! n/t

[Indpndnt]

8. And I see they are now copying this, themselves.

Decidedly uncreative trolls, these. Oh, well. I like your generic response, though.

The concern does get a bit much. If someone is truly worried, you'd think posting in a thread addressing the topic would get them some responses that might assuage those worries for them. But, no, so many feel the need to start an entirely new thread to swoon over those concerns. That's when folks get suspicious and rightfully so. That's when it feels either like simply a bid for attention or a deliberate attempt to bring down morale. Any real concern gets lost in the dustup that inevitably follows.

Genuinely concerned? Find an existing thread about the issue and post there.

And that's my take on it.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

10. What Good Is Worrying Going To Do?

Is it going to change the outcome?

If the worrying leads to positive action like donating, phone banking, driving folks to the voting place, et cetera then it's leading to positive action. However, worrying for the sake of worrying and then trying to make others worry strikes me as profoundly self indulgent behavior.

[Indpndnt]

11. Self-indulgent or deliberately demoralizing.

Still, I get that some folks have moments where they worry and they shouldn't have to hide it. My issue with that is when they start their own threads and trumpet it for everyone to hold their hand. There's a big difference between seeking some reassurance and seeking the limelight. There's really no point in the latter beyond self-indulgence.

And I happen to agree with you that it does no good to worry unless positive action is the end result.

[lunatica]

9. My message is intelligent people can fake being dumb

But dumb is as good as dumb gets. What do you hope to accomplish? Fooling everyone into thinking you're intelligent? That only proves how fucking dumb you are.