What do you consider Trolling? When do you think it crosses the line to Bullying?
Simple trolling is often equated to practical jokes. You get a reaction. You giggle.
But when does it become something worse? That is, after thought, impossible to say as it is determined entirely by the person on the receiving end.
Sure there are sadistic people who get a feeling of completeness by griefing or bullying others. Whose pleasure is demoralization and destruction the of joy wherever possible. This is in no way a good thing. There are no redeeming qualities.
However, a large amount of griefing/bullying takes place without the perpetrator intending or knowing it happened. Different people have different views of what they find to be acceptable or funny. For example, The same your mom joke may make one person laugh and another cry.
It can be hard to tell them apart at times. The only real way is to see how they react when they find out how they made someone feel.
This thought has made me realize that through out my life I have probably come off as a giant dick to a lot people and made them feel like shit when I really didn't mean to. I am going to try to consider how people may feel about my actions regardless of my intentions. And sorry to any of you I have offended in the past.
