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I feel like we should have just ignored these people. Deal with the ones who become problems, but otherwise not dignify their nonsense with a response. "Why is this movie so WOKE?" ... "So anyway the CGI in this movie was pretty bad right? lol."
We spent the last 2 decades feeding the trolls. Making them think they mattered even if it was to be hated or ridiculed by their enemies.
YES! I have done my utmost to ignore these neanderthals my entire life because I grew up on 4chan and learned "do NOT feed the trolls" early. But apparently every news reporter and Facebook boomer since 2014 did not get the memo, and -waves at the general state of the world- here we are.
The problem with ignoring them is that it then tacitly shows acceptance of these behaviors.
We've already seen this with how women have been treated. Now we're making some progress by calling it out.
Additionally, if it's their goal to get attention then they will act even worse if they don't get the attention they want.
Obviously context is important. In meatspace it's much more important to create friction and pushback. If you're moderating a platform it's important to, well, moderate.
But on social media, attention (good or bad) is currency. So ignoring can be a good strategy.