How Tolkien, HG Wells, And Plato Explained Trolling Long Before The Internet

A ring, invisibility, and why anonymity makes social media ugly

Erik Brown
Teatime History
Published in
7 min readOct 25, 2023

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Social Media Is A Ring Of Power That Gives Us Invisibility And Blinds Our Vision As Well — Created By Author In Starryai

Social media isn’t fun anymore. It’s dark. I have the fortune of remembering the innocent beginnings when Tom at Myspace was everyone’s friend. Long before what we now know as normal.

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