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> because that person certainly has the power to NOT READ the comments from somebody that is attempting to troll them.

You're hopelessly uninformed about the sheer quantity of messages that a harasser can send. Modern Internet trolling easily reaches ddos levels and services make blocking harassing users harder than it should be.

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I agree. I am not a very social person and haven't been on the receiving end of these situations. I have encountered plenty of trolls and have had no problem ignoring them, but I suppose the trolling can reach a level where that is impossible on certain platforms.

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