Rich Troll, Poor Troll
Navigating among Negative Online Reviews by Liars in the 21st Century
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Everyone who is an Author or Musician or some other public figure experiences deliberate Negative Reviews on the Internet. These people who give NR are usually either angry at the person whom it is directed against, or want to vent against a faulty product. Then there is the Internet Troll, who will buy your product (if by doing so enables them to give a review or rating; the Rich Troll) or say things without buying it (The Poor Troll). The Internet Troll suspects a product will be a Best-Seller and so wants to Sabotage it before this happens. Or they do so for their amusement. Most give 1 or 2 stars, with or without an explanation that isn’t Libelous. They don’t want to risk being arrested.
Sometimes the Parent Company allowing this poor example of Free Speech will remove the libel on command. Other times they keep it there, not aware it is fiction. Poor ratings mean less revenue for the Parent Company. Some Authors or Musicians subsist off their products, while others have this as passive income. Trolls are envious of the talent or intellect of the product that their limited intelligence level cannot fathom, and want a product that is easier to digest in 100 pages. Some Trolls want to believe they are better than the Author or Musician by giving a hostile Negative Review with 5 Stars. Who reads reviews? If everyone buys it then it must be popular. If people rely on one review, and it is negative, then no one will buy it. Do the Trolls seek to communicate with the Author or Musician in lieu of this Libelous display of psychotic affection? Some Trolls are Cyber Stalkers, and buy each product giving it One Star each. Then they recycle it or try to sell it for a higher premium.
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