Trollspotting
Aug. 26th, 2007 10:27 pm
Now, some of the descriptions above may be a bit unnerving. We all have some tendencies in these directions. Especially as Pagans and as members of an admittedly dysfunctional modern Western society, we all have echoes of all these traits. Have we not all had moments of insecurity, of competitiveness, of rigidity or paranoia? Are there not things which make us fearful, or angry? Of course there are. Does this mean we are all trolls? No. There are very real differences between these everyday reactions and the excessiveness of trolls. The main keys to recognizing trolls are: 1) the inappropriateness of their actions and reactions, and 2) their inability to concern themselves with the rights or needs of others.
All of the features and traits of trolls also exist in healthy people. But there are differences. Observe some of them:( Read more... )