What makes a man start trolling?

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When I first discovered chatrooms in the early days of the internet I know trolling began pretty quickly. I guess some people just have it inherently and it's going to surface.
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Who was the first troll? The guy who first pretended to be a girl on AOL chat?
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BurtReynolds wrote:Who was the first troll? The guy who first pretended to be a girl on AOL chat?
How old were you then and how did he hurt you?
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:Who was the first troll? The guy who first pretended to be a girl on AOL chat?
How old were you then and how did he hurt you?
I was definitely under age that's for sure.
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BurtReynolds wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:Who was the first troll? The guy who first pretended to be a girl on AOL chat?
How old were you then and how did he hurt you?
I was definitely under age that's for sure.
What was your hair like at the time?
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lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:
lennytheweedwhacker wrote:
BurtReynolds wrote:Who was the first troll? The guy who first pretended to be a girl on AOL chat?
How old were you then and how did he hurt you?
I was definitely under age that's for sure.
What was your hair like at the time?
Probably standard 90s white guy:

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There's a really good example of trolling in a Pixar short called "Forky Asks a Question: What is Reading?"

I'll link the plot below. Spoiler alert: Forky trolls some peas by pretending not to be able to read.

https://pixar.fandom.com/wiki/What_is_Reading%3F
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I thought this was a great troll

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