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>Are you attempting to bring attention to the fact that doxxing is rarely prosecuted, even though it's illegal and there's boatloads of evidence that it is in f
by AlexB138 7y ago
>Are you attempting to bring attention to the fact that doxxing is rarely prosecuted, even though it's illegal and there's boatloads of evidence that it is in fact a form of violence?
We should really stop with the scope creep attempts around "violence".
- happytoexplain 7y agoWhy? Technically speaking, it would be nice if there was another single word with the appropriate gravity and specificity that described the indirect destruction of people's lives and/or wellbeing, but practically speaking, there isn't, mostly because this particular kind of attack didn't exist in such a form in the past. Language evolves as society gets new stuff added to it.
- mcantelon 7y agoTrue, but seems doxing fits better conceptually into "harassment" than "violence".
- thaumasiotes 7y ago> mostly because this particular kind of attack didn't exist in such a form in the past This makes no sense. The "attack" of letting people know who a particular person is has always existed, but applied as an attack only in the very rare case where an exile came to your town and was later exposed. The norm was that everyone already knew exactly who everyone was -- in other words, that everyone was always and automatically subject to exactly the "attack" you claim didn't exist. The attack of shaming has always existed and has generally been much more serious than it is now.