Quote: (08-25-2016 10:58 AM)General Stalin Wrote:
EDIT: @Off the Reservation I second this. More succinctly put: Seeking help troll that doesn't actually want your advice or help just someone to vent to.
I know exactly what you're talking about. They get butthurt when you criticize them at all or point out areas of improvement, and the only thing they want to hear is that it's either not their fault or that there is a "Really quick and easy one-step fix!"
I third this, it is a good catch. Do you guys suspect that these trolls are actually women?
I ask because I have had women in my family use this exact strategy for years. The daughter asking dad for help with homework, and then getting distracted or changing the subject or saying, "I know!" when he tries to point something out.
When he loses his temper and gives up, she says, "No, you promised you'd help!"
Or the grandma who asks for help finding her keys, and then, as the whole family is turning the place upside down looking, just sits there with a satisfied smile on her face, watching everyone but herself scurry around.
Eventually, she says, "Oh look, they were in my purse all along, isn't that weird? Isn't that funny?" in an innocent voice, daring anyone to complain.
Even if these posters aren't actually female, the strategy is a feminine one, as it is basically a time wasting gambit, the idea being, oh, look how powerful I must be if I have a whole group running around solving my problems for me.
And guess what, you get bonus points if you can get people to waste their time on a pointless task, because getting people to help you is one thing, getting them to throw away their time on something you can easily do yourself, or don't need at all is, in the superficial female mind, a sign of being a maximally powerful individual.
What are the counter strategies to this type of trolling?
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