please welcome amanda marcotte. [applause] >> now i feel like i've a lot to live up to. >> you have already done it. thanks so much for coming. >> thank you. thanks for having me. thanks for coming out, everyone. >> i been reading the book and i realize the worst thing you can do to a troll is laugh at them. >> one would hope. >> how does that factor into trolling and the president's actions, in your mind? >> that's an interesting question because i do think that donald trump is kind of created his own personal health and a lot of ways for himself. his in and you probably president because he was angry at obama laughing at him and that he is the most laugh at person on the planet. so, i mean, i do think also that a lot of people that are into trolling, they have these, lease that kind of right-wing, have a lot of privilege, , white male privilege and a lot of social status and so they don't necessarily grasp sometimes how much they are being laughed at. >> is it a lack of self-awareness or is it -- >> i mean, certai