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The Work of the Trolls
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The Work of the Trolls

Tom Green took trolling tactics mainstream but wound up just another old guy telling the kids to quiet down

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Dec 30, 2022
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mid-career Tom Green, already an old man

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Way back in 20171, I wrote for a publication called The Awl. The Awl was read by a lot of the NYC “smart set,” but it didn’t pay very well — $150 a piece2, if I recall correct…

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