The more experience we gain in these networks, the better we are prepared for such situations. You reacted pretty smart! Humor is always a good choice :-)
Last summer someone in the Steem community told me that I only got my reputation in the network because I frequently showed up in a bikini (on my surfboard). Since it was the very first time ever someone tried to take me down and it even came from a person I had been trusting so far, that moment really affected me. I should have stayed relaxed knowing that all he said was the fruit of envy and nothing about his words were true, but I got emotional instead.
I started to mistrust everybody and even considered leaving the network, can you imagine? Fortunately, after publishing my official good-bye post there were many users trying to convince me not to leave. That gave me a huge boost of self-confidence again. So after taking a couple of weeks of a "creative break" I reconsidered my decision and came back - with a mindset that was stronger than ever.
We need to make these experiences in order to learn how to deal with them. Social media is a quite tough terrain when it comes to trolling. I'd say it's much harder than in real life. People feel safe behind their avatars and tell you things they'd never dare to mention looking you into your eyes.
If someone tried to attack me now, I wouldn't even ignore him. These type of people are just transparent for me.
Thanks for reminding us on how important it is to stay cool and just laugh about them :-)
Steem on!