Every new Meta ad I start always gets abuse, hysterical diatribes against foraging.
My default response when I am tired or just up for a fight is to throw back a few verbal punches.
After all, these trolls are low-IQ, bottom-feeders. Too stupid to go beyond parroting sensationalist headlines they have read.
There is zero critical thinking going on.
However, I’ve learnt over the years that if you react in such a way, it just adds fuel to the fire.
Even though taking on the twits can often feel quite cathartic.
At the end of the day, it always leaves me feeling unsettled and with a bad taste in my mouth.
“Why did I not walk away?”
The best response to trolls, one that maintains your power and integrity, is actually quite simple.
Block and delete.
Some say it’s better to hide the post because it makes the troll feel like they’re still being heard, when in reality, no one is hearing them. After all, their post is hidden. Invisible.
I’ve observed that blocking and deleting sends a signal to the algorithm not to show my advert to those types of people.
A simple solution and one best practised, even if the person does deserve their teeth kicked in.