Hell hath no fury like an offended troll
Published: Sun, 02/10/19
— Tony Stark
“Iron Man 2”
Online trolls come in all shapes and sizes.
And, both sexes, too.
Behold...
A little while back, I wrote an email with the subject line:
“When to ignore someone so hard they'll doubt their own existence”
And, it was about why I coldly and immediately cut out anyone from my personal life (not online trolls from my business life, obviously, they're good for elBenbo's box office gross...) who gives me even a smidgen of drama. And also how, if you aren’t ruthless in getting rid of the drama in your life, if you aren't ruthless in curating who you associate with (including who you sell to...), and if you aren't ruthless in protecting your time... you won’t have any energy and attention and time left for the people who deserve it.
Anyway, most people understood the message and its context
And, some of them told me their own stories about coming to the same conclusion.
But, not everyone was smiling.
An especially amazing troll-ess responded:
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Well, this message was just... kind of... pathetic.
So are you a narcissistic child or a liar & hypocrite?
Because according to what you just claimed, you'd have to disown your toddler the first time s/he threw a tantrum and divorce your wife the first time she made you mad. Because both of those = drama.
So I get that you like to stir things up with your emails. But here's the thing with this one...
You've set yourself to be characterized as one or the other. If you don't really believe what you just claimed – you're a liar and a hypocrite. If you do – you're a spoiled little boy who takes his toys and goes home anytime a playmate doesn't do what he wants.
What is clear is that you've talked yourself into believing you're so all-important someone would actually care enough about your opinion to question their own existence ... just because you ignored them? wow...
You're a marketer. You know where people's heads are at.
You'd be lucky to warrant a fleeting thought much less someone shrinking into invisibility because they don't have your attention. Ugh.
Time grow up.
So... are you now going to cut me out because I caused "drama" by calling you out on your BS message?
My guess is that you will. And my reply: "Don't dish it out if you can't take it."
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A truly inspiring example of a troll trying to get attention.
(Which I am happy to grant her in this email...)
And she demonstrated another point about trolls that is instructive:
Their inability to grasp context.
In this case, it was astounding how anyone could get rattled enough to complain about someone wanting to merely protect and value their time, and take it so literally and personally.
But, trolls are astounding people.
And when you learn how to spin their trollery into sales, it's hard not to love them so...
Speaking of loving trolls:
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Ben Settle