Reading the trolls comments and ignorance of facts is disheartening. But it really doesn't matter what the conversation is about, the Internet has allow and facilitated not only the spread of good information but a place for those with skewed information, or hidden agendas to also become quite vocal. The screen name allows anyone to hide behind it and that is also part of the problem, people will say things they might not without the anonymity. The other issue is that on the internet the loudest and most persistent voices get the majority of the space, not the most knowledgable or educated ones.

This environment isn't going to change. All we can do is tell our stories, and put out good information in a non pushy way when we have the opportunity. It's a sad observation on the situation, but it is the same in politics or any other subject of controversy. Our fight goes on for science based information that will help people avoid our disease.