What Is Don't Feed The Trolls?
8.0BRAINROT SCOREDon't Feed the Trolls Standard community advice urging people to ignore deliberate provocateurs entirely, since engaging with a troll — even to argue back — gives them exactly the reaction they wanted.
Origin:A community-defense catchphrase that spread once trolling became common enough to need a widely shared, easily repeated countermeasure.
First Seen:1995
Peak Era:2026 (Social Media)
Aura Impact:+1 Aura (Actually Following Through on Not Feeding the Trolls) / -2 Aura (Saying "Don't Feed the Trolls" While Still Replying to Every One)
EXAMPLE USAGE
"Don't feed the trolls, that's exactly the reaction they're fishing for."
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