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Comment by taliesinb

> The essence of trolling isn't bullshitting; it's knowing how to get a rise out of people.

"Provocative"? No, I think there needs to be an element of bad faith or inauthenticity. 'Actual' trolls are supposed to be malicious creatures.

> homeschooling

I wouldn't call that scalable, it only worked for me because I was already coding by the time I convinced my parents to let me do my own thing. Though maybe there is an advanced body of theory I'm not aware of.

parent taliesinb 11 years ago

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