Ignore the trolls who are trying to bring you down
Sharing your ideas (artworks, writings, etc) with a large number of people has never been easier with the help of Internet. With the proper search keywords, one can easily access limitless amount of ideas from all over the world. While this is definitely good news for people who want to share/sell their ideas, people should also remember that the ease of access has allowed the wrong parties to gain access to such ideas.
Pirates who will steal your ideas and distribute or even modify them for their own profit. And trolls, people who will do nothing but to bring you down.
From Wikipedia
In Internet slang, a troll is someone who posts controversial, inflammatory, irrelevant, or off-topic messages in an online community, such as an online discussion forum, chat room or blog, with the primary intent of provoking other users into an emotional response or of otherwise disrupting normal on-topic discussion.
So far, I’ve not met any pirates who would take my ideas elsewhere without my consent. Erm, I think it’s because there’s no value in pirating my stuff. LOL. But trolls, yes, I’ve met quite a number of them throughout my experience as a blogger and a comic artist.
These individuals will appear to be nice and want to help you out. So they get close to you and observe what you are doing with your ideas. Then they will speak their mind and give you their opinions. Unfortunately, these ‘nice gestures’ are actually not useful for you at all.
For one, these trolls are not there to help you but they are there to bring you down. Perhaps it’s due to jealousy that they can’t do what you are doing. Or perhaps they just enjoy bringing people down. However, there ARE trolls who have no intention of bringing you down. They just want to help but the approach used is completely wrong. They tend to choose the wrong words which will discourage you more than anything else, and even damage your self-esteem which is possibly one of your greatest assets. People called this the “destructive comment” and such comments are never good for anyone who are looking for support and encouragement.
But irregardless of how harsh these trolls can be, there’s no way we can stop them from becoming a troll. It’s a free world after all. What we, as content creators and ideas contributors, can do is to push on. The trolls only belong to a small group of people. There are more out there who really appreciate your works and contributions. So it really depends on what is your main objectives. Are you doing it to help the community or is there something which you really believe in? Or are you doing it just so that you will listen to nice words and praises? Sort out your objectives and know what you really want. Ignore the trolls.
And if there’s really a need, remove them from your life even if they are your close friends. What you need is support and encouragement from your friends and family, not some trolls who just want to bring you down – intentionally, or unintentionally.
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One of the first things I learned in business is how to deal with trolls, haha. I think whether online or off, its impossible to avoid being told things you don’t wanna hear becoz that’s just human nature – people hate what you like and you hate what people like. So rather than try to avoid the unavoidable which is really energy-zapping, I learn to neutralize it. My mind says go ahead, tell me the worst thing you can think of and by 2 o’clock tomorrow I’d have forgotten about it.
I tell myself what’s the point in carrying rubbish on my back. I learn to put it down and move on to things that are more valuable to me.
And after seeing that their criticisms have no effect on me, the trolls will usually move on to other targets that are more valuable to them. (Btw I learned that in high school.
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Well , actually sometimes it is fun to get bully once in a while , then BULLY HIM BACK later ..
just like how kids who didn’t study in high school used to bully kids who studied . then what happens 4 years time ?
If this is in Damiensotherblog . He would probably say something like “The world is your mirror”
Which also means , how people treat you , is what you think of yourself and how to present yourself- . aahhh..Damien can elaborate on that ?
Anyway , i shall not be a troll and click your adsense now . Done deal ?
@Damien Tan
I think that’s one useful skill that everyone should learn, especially those that want to be as successful and rich as Damien. 
Hmm yeah, need to improve the skills of being oblivious to the wrong things.
@gapnap
u kill my hero, i will chase u until u cry after this and curse at you once i’ve killed ur hero – well, this is what people normally do in DOTA. LOL.
Mmm get bullied and bully him back? o_o u think dota meh?
No wonder people love to taunt each other in DOTA
Gappie, you’re on the right track. If you have low self esteem, you’re more likely to get bullied. So in America, what these weaklings do is buy an assault rifle and blow away 20 people in the schoolyard, bullies first followed by those who close an eye on the bullies. So yeah, in America, being a bully can buy you a ticket to heaven/hell very quickly.
Alvin, I actually think anti-troll measures are more useful in the corporate world where you got about 20 people trying to outmaneuver you any day.
These days the only troll I’ve had to deal with is my dear old uncle. He has good intentions of course and in his trolling, he unveiled some of my weaknesses that I was able to correct. 
@Damien . Yeah , i am a Christian . But i do follow some other teachings .
@Damien & Alvin . Have you guys watch Law Abiding Citizens ?
Started with 2 gangsters , raping and killing the wife and the daughter of an engineer . (who is also a genius)
Both of the gangsters (trolls) got caught but the law favored them because of the lack of evidence . Engineer got really pissed . Studied the whole Judicial and States system and plot his revenge on everybody who was involved . There you go ! watch it and get a good idea on what you can do to trolls ..
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@Damien Tan
And trolls are ugly…and need to use fire to kill them (too much RPG).
Actually those people that are trying to help, i don reli call them trolls. Those that are bringing you down or want to show you how superior they are, those are the trolls.
You know, it’s good to have such a mentor who is willing to point out things and really want to help you out.
@gapnap
it’ll just make you more tired. I’m quite a forgiving person actually.
mmm din watch leh. But for me, revenge only brings someone so far.