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We& #39;re about to describe a very common problem, but it& #39;s particularly relevant to plural communities right now. #pluralpride #pluralgang #pluraltalk
It& #39;s this: With online harassment, it can be next to impossible to figure out what& #39;s motivating the people who send hateful stuff.
It& #39;s this: With online harassment, it can be next to impossible to figure out what& #39;s motivating the people who send hateful stuff.
It& #39;s generally clear what they SAY, but is that what they BELIEVE, or are they trying to get you to be angry at the people who do believe things adjacent to it?
The answer, nearly all of the time, is that you will never know.
The answer, nearly all of the time, is that you will never know.
The key thing to remember is YOU DON& #39;T KNOW. You don& #39;t know that it& #39;s genuine, and you don& #39;t know that it isn& #39;t.
Don& #39;t jump to conclusions and throw around accusations that something is a false-flag. That& #39;s just going to come off as invalidating the experience of the people being harassed. Besides, it feeds fear-driven reasoning, and we really advise not letting fear rule you.
At the same time, don& #39;t jump to the conclusion that stuff is definitely coming from the group it appears to be from.
