[kakadzhun]

Her emotional response was definitely not wrong nor an issue. Criticism is hard to take for anyone, but the tweets weren't even criticism, just plain mocking. What do you believe was her mistake? Sobbing about it for an emotional release, or trying to put something out in the open source world?

[moonchrome]

Not knowing how to deal with mocking ? If your response is sobbing then either your parents failed at providing kindergarten life lession or you're so insecure that a random tweet from some dude on the internet can make you cry.

To simplify :

- I'm a professional who gets shit done, some sarcastic tweet about something I didn't know is just an insight + a hint that the person making the comment is a dick. I'm aware that despite me not knowing everything I produce valuable solutions and any solution can be picked apart by some criteria.

- I'm a novice and am aware of it - someone mocking me for not knowing something doesn't make sense - I'm not supposed to be at the level to produce ideal solutions - getting things working is an achievement on it's own

- It hurt because I'm insecure about my ability. I need to work on my ability and confidence (which is why mocking people who can't do anything about it is exceptionally pathetic).

Mocking aside - working with insecure emotional people is a chore - you have to walk on eggshells to avoid breaking frail egos by pointing out their mistakes in a way that will not trigger their ego defense mechanisms and go down that spiral.

[hoseja]

Or you get how to exploit the evolutionary hack of men rushing to protect a sobbing woman.

[thrown_22]

>Her emotional response was definitely not wrong nor an issue.

It was both. If we keep telling people that they can fall apart at the drop of a hat we end up with a lot of people who can't function in society.

[FeepingCreature]

If we tell people they can't fall apart at the drop of a hat, does that actually help?

[thrown_22]

Yes.

[FeepingCreature]

Cite evidence...?