My (28F) boyfriend (30M) blew off valentines day plans to spend the night arguing with people on Facebook.

I'm wondering if he got involved in one of the gun control debates that were sparked by yet another shooting incident. I enjoy reading the NYT on FB and I frequently participate in the discussion but I don't 'troll.' The seconde the headline went up the comments section filled with gun control advocacy. It's a magnet for trolls. I'm not sure how many of the people who viciously fight back and forth in those discussions on gun control are actually trolls. People have very strong feelings and throw insults from both sides. It doesn't even start as a civilized discussion and goes straight to vitriolic hate. There is nothing an internet troll loves more so I'm sure at least some of those commenters are doing it for amusement. Now that I've read this post I realize exactly how pathetic those trolls are. People often reply to them with statements belittling their lack of a social life. I see not that is probably truthful. This guy isn't going to have a girlfriend for long.

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