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> Are you claiming there are no such things as shitstorms, dogpiling or cyberbullying? Please quote where you believe I made this claim.

• xg15 2y ago
  Well, how would you protect against cyberbullying then?
  • richbell 2y ago
    > 1. We must do something. > 2. This is something. > 3. Therefore, we must do this. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politician%27s_syllogism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Politician%27s_syllogism
    • xg15 2y ago
      Point taken. Yeah, it's of course legitimate to argue against some specific tool or strategy to combat harassment, like the changes proposed here. But your post sounded as if the whole concept of "harassment" was problematic, due to the risk of people abusing the anti-harrasment tools for censorship. I agree, the risk is there and needs to adressed, but situations of real harassment and "mob dynamics", in which an individual user suffers real harm but can't do anything about it themselves, also happen frequently. I think it's dangerous to ignore those by throwing the whole concept under the bus.