online, people can post pretty much whatever they want, and they can trust the mob mentality of those similarly minded people to come to their aid and bombard any opposition into oblivion. This is true for both ignorant but well meaning people, and malicious trolls. The only way to win in an argument with a troll is to not engage them at all, because it is a waste of time. But, every troll unopposed is a troll unchecked, and slowly, people begin to accept new lows as the baseline of understanding. The only way to win an argument with ignorant but well meaning people is to get rid of trolls so that good information is available! Where do i fall on the spectrum of ignorant to informed? i fall somewhere between frustrated and overwhelmed.
