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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Umbran" data-source="post: 6652001" data-attributes="member: 177">That's a matter of degree, as I understand it.  Everyone has some measure of these traits.  At a certain level, they can even help you be a good leader.  A "psychological ailment" is what you get when the trait seriously gets in the way of reasonable function in society.  So, if they limit their jerkitude to occasional online trolling, it probably doesn't count as an ailment.  If they honestly cannot resist, or bring that behavior into their daily lives, that's probably an ailment.There is no magic "now you won't troll" pill, if that's what you mean.  medication is usually one of the last things you attempt when dealing with psychological issues, because the side effects of most such meds are complex and unpredictable.  You usually start with counselling and therapy, and that is generally going to require a desire to change on the part of the jerk.I'll give you three guesses as to whether such people think there's a problem with themselves such that they seek counselling.I'm sure there are some of that sort.  They are still, scientifically speaking, jackholes. They know they are upsetting you, if that's what you mean.  They are actively seeking to upset you.  But, they don't respect your opinion on whether they *should* upset you.  So, they know you think they are a jerk, but your thoughts on the matter aren't relevant to them.Hurting them back is returning pain for pain, and I'm not sure that keeps a moral high ground.Instead we might ask, "Would outing them reduce their ability to continue trolling?"If they take their trolling to the point of crossing a legal line, then yes - outing them allows the legal system to be come involved, and some folks have been set with court orders that they cannot participate in online discussions.  I believe some folks have gone to jail over it.Short of something legally actionable?  Probably not.</blockquote>

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