How do you handle hateful comments?

I’m trying to master the art of not caring, but it isn’t easy.
After everything’s said and done, I can reflect and realize that the opinions of random people on the internet mean nothing, especially considering they’re typically just trolls. But in the moment, it just gets to me. Is there a way to learn to how to brush things off easier? Probably easier said than done, I know. But I’d like to know if anyone has any effective coping skills if they’ve had such experiences.

If you’re interested to know the “inspiration” for this question...
I made a post on another site about how shallow people can be online, using my experience on Instagram. All I did was explain how many (random) people follow me, then unfollow if I don’t follow back or like everything they post. As if my “friendship” is worthless if they’re not getting anything out of it (the appearance of popularity). Some guy commented, saying my Instagram is “depressing af” because I post pictures of cats and an “anorexic girl” (which is me, evidently, though I don’t see the validity in that), and it’s understandable why everyone unfollows me (which was completely beside the point of my post). Another detail worth noting is that this came from a thirty-five year old man, and I’m a nineteen year old girl.
Now that I’m not engaging in the conversation, I see how stupid it is. Any middle aged man who wants to criticize and insult a teenager isn’t worth getting upset over. But in the moment, I was pretty upset. Racing heart, shaking hands kind of upset.
So, with that in mind (if you cared to read, it’s fine if you didn’t - it was nice just to vent), is there a way to handle situations like this better?
Thank you to anyone who read this and to anyone who wants to share their advice. I really do appreciate it, and it’s times like this that I see the beauty in this site. I have yet to find a better platform for venting frustrations and feeling a little less alone in the world.

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Not to toot my own horn, but I've taught myself how to control my emotions through the most aggressive individuals. I don't believe there is necessarily steps that should be taken to stop these things from bothering you, but rather practice having a different state of mind. And it's a simple concept, but difficult to wrap the head around in the beginning.

All you have to do is come to terms with the fact that regardless of how mean or inconsiderate other people are to you, they have reasons for their actions. Think of it this way... every human being on Earth makes decisions based on what they feel is most logical. No one ever says "This is stupid in every way imaginable, but I'm gonna do it anyways". Something in our minds gives us reason to do what we do. With that said, when someone is mean to you, they believe they can justify their actions with their reasoning. Whether or not their logic justifies it or not, doesn't matter. What matters is that they believe they are justified in their actions. This is why people generally do bad things, after all, because they believe something justifies their horrible actions. Have you ever wanted to do something bad and believed yourself to have justified the action? Maybe punching a bully for them having bullied someone else, for example.

And so, it's important to recognize that they're making the best decisions they can, whether or not they're good decisions or mean decisions, just as you make the best decisions you can and it may not always be a good decision. All of our decisions will give us all different reactions, but one thing will always stay consistent: we will all always make the best decision we believe we can make. And in that regard, we are all the same. And in that regard, the dick who left you that mean sentence in your Instagram is the same as you.

I hope this helps :)