Daniel Kline

“Keep your goals away from the trolls.”

Ignoring and disregarding excessively deprecating criticism is an important part of being an adult.  You will not be any better off engaging with a troll than if you had ignored them.  Rather, you will be worse off by the end.  We all like to think that we can deal with “trolls” and remain unhurt, but this is not always true.  Moreover, today, hurting someone with a message or comment is a quick affair, that with the anonymity offered by the Internet can be done without social repercussions.  It is perhaps not inevitable but highly likely that in the course of pursuing your goal, you will encounter people who are not interested in constructive discussion or criticism.  There is nothing to be gained by talking to them.  Therefore, it is wise to pursue one’s goals aloof from the involvement of such people.