This discussion has been informative for me. McGrath, I like the Newsgroup Personality song. Someone is really good at rhymes!

It seems to me that trolling is another form of seeking emotional turmoil for its own sake. Other forms are daytime talk shows (American style, such as Sally Jesse Raphael and Merv Griffins), tabloids, and violent movies.

I once picked up a psychology book which said that the trouble-making personality was in style for the 1990's. (I had never thought of personalities as something that came in styles, as if they were garments.) But I thought of people I had to work with who were that type and concluded that the book was right. After that, I made it a point not to get sucked in. And not to watch television.

Making music is so much better for us all.