It's one thing if Igor thinks he's won, but the appearance to Igor's friends, the mushy middle, and passive observers of the conversation is quite important in terms of setting the discourse.
Yep, exactly. Igor & co. probably want to get a reaction out of people, and if they're a certain kind of troll they want that reaction to be shutting up and being afraid (another kind of troll just wants the attention, it can be hard to say).
Of course, I think that nobody has an obligation to stand up to trolls if they'd rather care for their own safety, or if they'd rather not waste energy/time/emotions on crafting a reply to Igor and his friends.
Sadly, twenty years ago a letter might have been considered harassment or hate speech, but in my experience, the tolerance of both of these has grown.
I had no idea that applied to letters/mail too (I don't get much mail), but that really, really sucks. Clearly, that form of misogyny is so outdated, it has no idea what to do with this new "mail" thing.
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Yep, exactly. Igor & co. probably want to get a reaction out of people, and if they're a certain kind of troll they want that reaction to be shutting up and being afraid (another kind of troll just wants the attention, it can be hard to say).
Of course, I think that nobody has an obligation to stand up to trolls if they'd rather care for their own safety, or if they'd rather not waste energy/time/emotions on crafting a reply to Igor and his friends.
Sadly, twenty years ago a letter might have been considered harassment or hate speech, but in my experience, the tolerance of both of these has grown.
I had no idea that applied to letters/mail too (I don't get much mail), but that really, really sucks. Clearly, that form of misogyny is so outdated, it has no idea what to do with this new "mail" thing.