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Key Takeaways
What happens if you confront an Internet troll face-to-face?
She arranges a time to tour it.
However, viewers quickly learn Linas intention.
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She wants to know how he lives and understand why he is a hater.
Do you have any children?
Who Are Internet Trolls?
Marco and Sanchez-Arevalo conducted their own internet research to attempt to understand trolls.
They are looking for friends, but [online friends] are not real friends.
Its just for that or the comment gets lost among all the others.
I just want them to read me.
The distancing the technology provides impacts their behavior.
They are an at-risk population, says Willard.
She says trolls fall into this category.
Trolls have mental health issues.
This troll I would lay odds has likely been suicidal [himself],says Willard.
In the business world, she says they are often referred to as dominance leaders.
They have employees compete to go up the corporate ladder, she says.
Is it Effective to Confront a Bully?
All of us have a certain level of personal power.
The bully is trying to take power points away from you.
What they are both trying to do is take points away from you, she says.
What Are Ways to Deal with a Cyberbully?
If you are being cyberbullied, Willard says consider the following.
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It’s always better to wait.
If you decide to reply, don’t do it right away.
Step away for a bit so you’re free to calm down if you better.
Otherwise, you might be tempted to lash out, which will only fuel their desire to keep going.
You should always take a pause before any confrontation.
“It’s always better to wait.
If you decide to reply, don’t do it right away.
Willard says the best way to get your power back is to talk with someone who loves you.
However, she says dont let that person overreact and do something that will make things worse.
Have you done something to get this person upset and attack you?
Did you intentionally or inadvertently hurt this person so they retaliated?
If so, then apologizing and making things right might be a good step, says Willard.
Being kind to others builds your power points back up, Willard says.
When attacked on public platforms, demonstrate a high level of calmness and respect.
Instead, she suggests writing your response for other people reading it; not the person attacking you.
Could Teaching Empathy Stop Bullying?
Javier believes cyberbullying is a difficult problem to solve that may not have an end-all solution.
However, he hopes online haters and trolls watch his film and are moved to change theirbehavior.
I think education is the only solution–[teaching kids in school] to empathize with other humanbeings.
[Film] is also powerful for these kinds of messages, he says.
The insights to why Internet trolls attack people online can help you understand how to respond to them.
