Chronic Troll Syndrome
From Encyclopedia Dramatica
Chronic Troll Syndrome (CTS) is an internet disease (not to be confused with Internet Disease) that is generally present in trolls. It causes the given troll to be unable to tell the difference between internet and IRL limits.
As a result, the troll is no longer able to comprehend what is appropriate to say and do when dealing with IRL people in contrast with the Internets. Symptoms include being inconsiderate and generally asshatty to friends and family, the common offensive use of racial epithets, and a tendency to interfere in other people's business uninvited "for the laughs." This in turn leads to a loss of said friends, associates of minority status, and a general alienation of all contacts outside of the Internet.
[edit] Treatment
Chronic Troll Syndrome is easily cured by having said troll call a black person a nigger on the street, or refer to all of their gay friends as fags. The resulting ass-beating will generally shock the troll back into recognition of boundaries. However, if a case has continued untreated for long enough, this treatment may prove ineffective and only encourage the said troll. Additional loss of job, limbs, marital status, and life may be neccessary for more advanced cases. It is also possible to limit the damage by simply making sure that the troll has no IRL friends that (s)he can offend. This is clearly not the most desirable solution, but an inevitable one if cases continue long enough without proper care. Researchers have been trying since at least 100 years ago to find a 100% effective, ideal cure for CTS, but they have not yet been successful.
In extreme cases, the afflicted troll may begin using "I did it for the lulz" in order to attempt to justify inconsiderate IRL actions. If such symptom arises, it is suggested that the troll be slain immediately.
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Chronic Troll Syndrome is part of a series on Trolls. |
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