Tool 2: Incoming/Outgoing Troll Radars
The second tool in the arsenal. Once we can see archetyping (Tool 1), we need instruments that scan for it in real time. The Incoming Troll Radar monitors what enters our mind; its Divine Twin, the Outgoing Troll Radar, proofs what we project into others’ minds. Together they form a continuous loop of mindful detection.
Synthesis: Key Themes in Troll Radars
Nine passages explore the Troll Radar concept across several interlocking themes:
- Two Directions — Incoming (what enters your mind) and Outgoing (what you project out)
- Divine Twin Concept — the radars are complementary; one without the other is incomplete
- Mindfulness Foundation — Buddhist-derived practice of attention and introspection
- Virus/Software Metaphor — "like virus software on a computer," always scanning
- Universal Vulnerability — "I fall for trolls the whole time" — no one is immune
- Code Integration — the six criteria of the Code of Positive Trolls ARE the detection algorithm
- Propagation Apparatus — the systematised machine behind the trolls your radar must scan
Cards are ordered by recommended reading sequence: backbone passages first, then supporting material.
Read the Passages
The Divine Twin Concept
The Incoming Troll Radar: Protecting Our Inner Mind
Two Skills: Mindfulness and Introspection
The Generosity Test: A Quick Filter
The Outgoing Troll Radar: Community Responsibility
\"I Will Always Fall for Trolls\"
Case Study: \"Biden Should Stand Down\"
The Propagation Apparatus
The Promise of Tool 2
Where Next?
- Tool 3: Look for the Mana in the Meme! — what exactly your radar is scanning for
- Tool 6: Code of Positive Trolls — the six-element algorithm that powers both radars
- Moods, Intentions, Motivations, Attitudes — what the trolls are trying to alter
- Counter-Disinfolklore — the practice both radars serve
- Tool 1: Archetypal Disinfolklore Literacy — what triggers the radar in the first place