The Troll Army of Social Media
Social media was meant to help people stay
connected and share opinions and information. Instead, it has slowly turned
into a troll army. People post their views on topics ranging from science and
politics to economics, religion, and more. Some simply share their views or vent their
emotions. But instead of presenting facts or asking questions to understand why
a topic is being discussed, the troll army immediately resorts to personal
attacks, insults, abusive words, and threats. This leaves entire threads filled
with enmity. Instead of healthy debates, we get ugly trolling.
If you care deeply about society and want to
make a difference through your social media writing, brace yourself for
trolls like this. Always stick to your views, and never troll back by becoming
abusive or personal. A true debater debates, not offends. If required, block
those who are abusive and violent.
As technology progresses, we would expect
people to become more mature—to stop taking sides and to have healthy debates
for a healthy society. But it is disappointing to see a section of people
waiting to troll and create divisions in society.
And to those mute spectators who watch such
postings and keep scrolling, remember this. When we fail to collectively act
against such trolls, one day we will pay for our silence. In the long run, the
true fighters who raised their voices will quit. Through this, our minds will
be manipulated, and our decisions will be shaped to favour marketers' needs and
politicians' agendas.
A society that stays silent while its voices
are silenced is a society that has already lost.
M.L. Narendra Kumar
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