I'm sorry you had to go through that. Unfortunately I find it's not uncommon for anything that gets publicity. Let's call out bullies for sure and just stay str

I'm sorry you had to go through that. Unfortunately I find it's not uncommon for anything that gets publicity. Let's call out bullies for sure and just stay strong in your belief in yourself that they only took notice because someone else appreciated it enough that they wanted to share it. I like to speak at local Python events. I know the audience and enjoy giving back to the community in terms of sharing tips and tricks that I find useful. Some of the videos are posted online. Most have tens, maybe a few hundred views. One video got picked up by a popular coding channel and reposted on their channel. Within days it has tens of thousands of views. After the initial excitement of this development, I started to read the comments and it was not pretty. "So boring", "Great topic, but you won't learn that from this Muppet.", ... It took me a while to process those. Then I turned to focus on the many more positive comments. Even if it helps just one person, that's a positive impact you had on someone which is a wonderful privilege to have been able to do. Always remember it's not the critic that counts, but the person in the arena: https://youtu.be/A311CnTjfos https://youtu.be/A311CnTjfos