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Or haters, or jealous folks, or <name your negative phrase>. You should look up some stories of famous women on Twitch or Youtube. I think it's definitely fair
by motoxpro 4y ago
Or haters, or jealous folks, or <name your negative phrase>. You should look up some stories of famous women on Twitch or Youtube. I think it's definitely fair to say that "I hate you because you wont respond to me" or "I wanted to see the swat team burst in on someone when they are streaming" counts as a hater, among other things.
You're reducing it to "The only possible reason someone would do this is because they are mentally ill ('unhinged') or they want money" Which is only a subset of the motivations. Especially in the context of this paragraph which is talking about ALL swatting, not just getting peoples user names.
I guess you could argue that the only reason that people troll is because they are "unhinged" but that is a bit too hand wavy for my tastes.
- monksy 4y agoMy point is the label hater is a generic term that is frequently used to dismiss valid points and criticisms of others. It has such a low bar that a distaste or a popular dislike winds up having a large group of people being labeled as a "hater". It's imprecise, it's from the subject's point of view (which makes it a poor statement to make from the journalist's pov), and it potentially leads the readers to make ill-informed opinions about the wrong people.