Internet Outrage Mobs

Sorry, but no.If you think 'innocence' matters you are part of the problem.All internet mob's need to be stopped.I think this author is part of the problem. It's possible they are trying a tactic of gradually disarming the internet mobs, but it doesn't feel that way.

So, he never actually hurt or harassed anybody, but people don't like his words and opinions.The person who snitched him for ...giving them a card with a funny caption should be ashamed of themselves.I'd like to see the tables turned, and have these rats and joyless friendless zombies "cancelled" out of jobs, organizations, and communities for a change... Just to see how their mob attacks feel.

Sounds like a lot of misplaced "outrage" about nothing. You've done nothing wrong, don't let yourself feel like you did.The internet is a weird place like this, where mobs can assemble in hours and stick you on their pitchforks for an imagined slight before you know what's going on. That's just the way it works, unfortunately, and the tech crowds are no exception.http://swom

This is ironic, since yours is a name I know principally from an attempt to whip up an Internet pitchfork mob, concerning a situation you had nothing to do with and know very little about:https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11724935(and more on Twitter, of course).Please tell us more about how important this principle is to you.Also, much as I hate to spoil a fun new narrative wa

Perhaps he wasn't "canceled", but he was repeatedly slandered and bullied by these "dumb people" who have outsized power due to the current state of identity politics that grants them a certain amount of power in modern society.They slandered him unfairly, then prevented him from responding unless he met their demands of sending cash via Venmo for some supposed slight against black creators.They did this in a semi-public forum without any concern for him or his rep

It's not just about mislabeling, or false accusations. There is a certain element of hypocrisy, too.A demonstration of this is in the article:"In May, the company banned harassment of individuals from the site. Last month, we took down sections of the site that drew repeat harassers. Then, after making these policy changes to prevent and ban harassment, I, along with several colleagues, was targeted with harassing messages, attempts to post my private information online and de

I'm pretty sure I'm here for reasons other than to slander people and it's working out pretty well for me so far, so I don't think the claim that this is a place 'only' for slandering people really holds up. Drawing comparison between HN and some abortion protestors is not really a good way to make a point, either - that's just immature and insensitive.The whole rambling post seems rather crazy and the OP probably needs some help over the (I'm sure very

You're turning a discussion about what someone did into a discussion about who they are.[1][1] https://youtu.be/b0Ti-gkJiXc

People can attack character over anything.

Oh, please. This sort of anonymous, hopelessly vague character assassination does not belong on HN.You have of course given no idea of which people you're objecting to. But the people I know who were upset at Stallman a few years ago had clear, specific concerns, and some of them were directly harmed by Stallman.If you would like to rebut their complaints, feel free to give it a go. Or you could also claim that the harm caused was justified or excusable given the positive things he&#x