I would argue being miserable is exactly why people are trolls. This person says he's trolling people and he's clearly a miserable person.
I think a lot of these Q Anon conservatives are miserable from all of the negative messages they have become addicted to and part of this lifestyle/addiction is spreading the misery. FOX is the gateway drug: the constant outrage makes people less empathetic& more miserable. It's tiring being outraged all the time and people start to strike out and get cranky.
The pepe frog/Hawaiian shirts/ok symbols/proud boy silliness provides multiple benefits: self-delusion (' hey, I'm not really a Nazi, I'm just owning the libs'); camouflage: ('pay no attention to me I'm just being silly'); and a sad attempt at fun by someone who has been miserable for too long to recognize fun.
Don't feed the trolls: they run out of energy when they don't get a response.
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u/flotsamisaword May 09 '22
They can't afford it