• amigan
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        110 months ago

        I reckon any group of edgy teenagers online could be described as “trolls.”

        • @flamingarms@feddit.uk
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          210 months ago

          Maybe. “Edgy” to me implies people trying to emotionally manipulate others into reactions by lambasting or supporting certain viewpoints. But, and this may just be a definitions thing, I don’t think that implies that people who are being edgy don’t believe what they are purporting. Trolls I think though are manipulating completely regardless of their actual views. So maybe trolls are a subset of people who are being edgy.