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    1. Brayden Olson. Forever Alone Involuntary Flashmob. Vice, May 2011. URL: https://www.vice.com/en/article/wdyyny/forever-alone-involuntary-flashmob (visited on 2023-12-05).

      This source describes a prank where people used fake dating profiles to trick men into coming to Times Square for dates that were not real. The article shows how trolling can move from the internet into real life and affect people in a direct way. What stood out to me is that the prank may have looked funny to the people who planned it, but the people who were targeted were put in an embarrassing and cruel situation. This source helps show that trolling is not only about jokes or memes. It can also involve humiliation, and the harm becomes much more serious when real people are singled out in public

    1. What are the potential benefits of this example (e.g., it’s funny, in-group identifying)? And who would get the benefits?

      This activity made me think that trolling is not always judged the same way by everyone. One example may look funny to the people inside the group, but the same example may feel rude or hurtful to someone outside the group. I think this matters because the benefits of trolling usually do not go to everyone equally. The people who understand the joke or share the same values may enjoy it, but the target may only feel embarrassed or attacked. This also shows that context is very important when we evaluate online behavior. A post may seem harmless at first, but its effect can change a lot depending on who is watching and who is being targeted.