| >and are part of the same industry as the rest of us (why else are they watching tech talks? You act like this only happens in the tech industry. That's your problem. You seem to live in this little bubble of the world where you're blissfully unaware that this happens to anyone famous. Even marginally so. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4G2EsQbaDg >Go to a major city and get mugged, at gunpoint even, then report your missing wallet and/or phone to the police. Then let me know as soon as they catch the crook and you get your stuff back. I won't wait up. What do you expect them to do in such a scenario? You seem to live in a novel where every crime can be solved by the most trace amount of evidence. This is the real world. A lot of crimes go uncaught and unpunished. Most home burglars don't get caught. Notice how my comment didn't stop at "don't think it's a serious threat" but includes "there isn't anything they can do". How many threats do you think Justin Beiber (Bieber?) gets a day? He's still alive. He's still singing. Nothing has happened. >It's beyond me why people see this sort of thing all the time from police, then presuppose that same force, with little technical training, will get right on those online death threats and catch the person behind them. It's beyond me why people think that lesser trained, lesser resourceful people online who suffer the same treatment in many scenarios would be able to do anything about it either. But I guess getting attention and pointing people to your Patreon solves a lot of life's problems. |
Read more carefully. I was addressing this particular case.
> This is the real world. A lot of crimes go uncaught and unpunished
Uh, yeah, exactly. Which is why your earlier "It's better to stay silent and let police investigate" is not sufficient.
> But I guess getting attention and pointing people to your Patreon solves a lot of life's problems.
In which you reveal yourself:
1) Those rape threats aren't real threats.
2) Everyone wants to stop hearing about the threats you get.
3) You're obviously just bringing up the threats because you're attention seeking.
I mean...seriously?
> Ever heard of the expression "Don't feed the trolls"?
Whoops. Should have listened.