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james_s:

--- Quote from: Zero999 on March 15, 2023, 09:07:04 pm ---Consequences for what?

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Words. Some people are deeply offended by words, I don't get how but it is certainly the case. And those people think that words should be a crime with as severe a punishment as possible and no path to redemption.

PlainName:

--- Quote from: james_s on March 15, 2023, 09:18:00 pm ---
--- Quote from: Zero999 on March 15, 2023, 09:07:04 pm ---Consequences for what?

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Words. Some people are deeply offended by words, I don't get how but it is certainly the case. And those people think that words should be a crime with as severe a punishment as possible and no path to redemption.

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Come to that, the abuse is words too, and the abused are getting offended by that use of words. Assuming they don't turn out to be actual acts, what's the difference? Sauce for the goose, etc.

james_s:

--- Quote from: PlainName on March 15, 2023, 11:35:23 pm ---Come to that, the abuse is words too, and the abused are getting offended by that use of words. Assuming they don't turn out to be actual acts, what's the difference? Sauce for the goose, etc.

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Well I'm not all that bothered by abuse that is just words, ignore it, problem solved. It is when it is in the form of direct threats, libel, etc that I take issue with it.

SiliconWizard:

--- Quote from: james_s on March 16, 2023, 12:39:56 am ---
--- Quote from: PlainName on March 15, 2023, 11:35:23 pm ---Come to that, the abuse is words too, and the abused are getting offended by that use of words. Assuming they don't turn out to be actual acts, what's the difference? Sauce for the goose, etc.

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Well I'm not all that bothered by abuse that is just words, ignore it, problem solved. It is when it is in the form of direct threats, libel, etc that I take issue with it.

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Sometimes there's a fine line here.

And just "words" can have a devastating effect on someone's "online reputation", which may not matter one bit if you don't have a public exposure, and even less so if you're essentially anonymous, but words can go as far as destroying your life otherwise.

It's not the words per se, but the reaction they cause in others. You can control how you receive those words for sure, but you can't control how all others do.

james_s:

--- Quote from: SiliconWizard on March 16, 2023, 12:44:49 am ---Sometimes there's a fine line here.

And just "words" can have a devastating effect on someone's "online reputation", which may not matter one bit if you don't have a public exposure, and even less so if you're essentially anonymous, but words can go as far as destroying your life otherwise.

It's not the words per se, but the reaction they cause in others. You can control how you receive those words for sure, but you can't control how all others do.

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That is true. This is one of those cases where it is not cut & dry, some judgement is necessary. I am by no means advocating abuse, and it should be looked down upon and discouraged, but I learned by dealing with bullies in my youth that the best tactic is usually to ignore them and don't give them the reaction they're looking for. In the online world it's much easier to block somebody.

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