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I don't think the difference is between polite or insulting - the difference is between harassment and non-harassment. Someone being rude or short may bring do
by Zhyl 9y ago
I don't think the difference is between polite or insulting - the difference is between harassment and non-harassment.
Someone being rude or short may bring down the tone of discussion and may not be condusive to proper discourse, but harassment is another beast entirely. People's lives are ruined by harassment and harassers may have their reputations ruined.
Suggesting that Jonathon Blow harasses people on twitter when in fact you mean that he is rude and insensitive is borderline libel.
- hellofunk 9y agoI didn't introduce the word "harassment" into this discussion, incidentally. I did use the phrase "bit of a bully," so perhaps that was the domino.
- Zhyl 9y agoThis is true. I had to look over the last few comments and the payload is here: >> Even if he has [harassed someone], that doesn't invalidate anything he's saying >I just don't think there is ever a good reason. If you'd have said 'I just don't think there is ever a good reason to be rude or demeaning' then people wouldn't have made the link to harassment. Or even address the word harassment explicitly. Either way, the points were getting conflated.