There are some gift speakers, thinkers, and writers who somehow have the ability to consistently generate fresh ideas. Then, some less talented people who can sometimes blend other folk's ideas into something rather new & interesting. Then, there's the group who wants to sound profound -- by tearing apart and critiquing everyone else: Trolls.
There's no stopping the trolls, but perhaps by ignoring them, they will lose what they feed on, attention. They want the accolades, affirmation, and attention the truly creative people are gaining, and so much like a playground bully, they push their way into the fray.
I don't know why, but negativity seems easier to generate then productive content. People are fault-finders by nature, I guess?
It's much easier to poke holes in an idea than it is to come up with a new idea. For example, think of the preacher who pours 10-15 hours of preparation into a 30 minute sermon, only to be corrected at the conclusion of the day by someone who has never spoken publicly in their life, but they gleefully caught your one mistake. The same can be true for a good post, well written article, or a good video. Unpublished people who haven't "made it" somehow think they have the right to judge the rest, by tearing apart those ideas/people they are clearly jealous of.
The people who try so hard to sound profound, and are always critical of those who are creative/productive, mistakenly think they have audience when the rest of us interact with them. They crave more attention and need more approval, they simply are going about it all wrong.
It's hard to come up with new ideas, new perspectives, fresh content time & time again. It's a lot easier to pick apart the thoughts and ideas other people post. Do I feel sorry for the trolls? Nope, not at all. I feel sorry for the people who are vulnerable enough to share their creativity, only to have some hack slobbering bravely over their keyboard, just waiting to pounce.
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