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by throwaway78961 2042 days ago
Yeah, I deleted my Instagram. If he's getting paid just for having to talk to me, I think he could do some nasty things to me. I don't want police to involve. Maybe bother the guy to stop harrassing people online? Like give him the taste of his own medicine.
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Those people might go by the name "trolls". There is a slew of stuff the internet says about why trolls are behaving like this. Its actually really interesting to understand why people do such things.

About: # I don't want police to involve. Maybe bother the guy to stop harrassing people online? Like give him the taste of his own medicine.

First of all: You probably fight against windmill. Second of all: That's mostly what a troll is aiming for Third: https://hbr.org/2020/06/youre-not-powerless-in-the-face-of-o...

Greets and don't let your fear determine your life!

Chris

Thanks, Chris.