Ignoring things rarely makes them go away and usually ends up causing cognitive dissonance. The primary issue with remote-based crimes is that they may cause t

Ignoring things rarely makes them go away and usually ends up causing cognitive dissonance. The primary issue with remote-based crimes is that they may cause the victim to become emotionally unstable because of the dualistic state forced upon them. Someone saying you are a bad person, and enough of their cronies saying it as well, can leave a lasting impression on the most resilient of us, even if we believe we're awesome inside. I had a troll attack me on Twitter last week. No clue what his motive was, but the topic in question was Bitcoin related. He attempted to escalate the conversation by asking if I liked Obama. Instead of replying to this leading question, I took about 5 minutes to do a whois on his domain, find his name, find a few posts about him attacking others on a Bitcoin forum, and publicly DM'd him the links making the observation that he didn't appear to be a trustworthy source for levying blame. Never heard back from him. We all have a choice on how we handle blamers. Becoming a blamer ourselves when dealing with them will only serve to increase the suffering related to the relationship. I encourage others to learn more about non-violet communications and learn to wield the power of the pen when it comes down to confronting and combatting these poor types of behaviors.