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Probably the volunteer ones are the most realistic and dangerous.

Yup, I'm fairly sure the online Trump hype train was 10% trolls and 90% people tagging along for the ride.

Then again it died reeeally fast right after the election, so now I'm not sure anymore.

Or more abstractly: influencers and followers. What makes them trolls, exactly?

Also, no surprise things die down after an election, since it’s not the hot topic anymore.