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rob05c  ·  3484 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: How not to respond to criticism

    how should she have actually responded?

She shouldn't have. Don't Feed The Trolls.

That applies to life. Whether you're an author, or a blogger, or simply irrationally tempted to look at the comments section on YouTube.

They are human sewage, their existence is schadenfreude, and they're everywhere, and the only way to kill them is to starve them.

There is absolutely nothing you can do. Ever. She thinks she fixed the Blithe Harris negativity? No way. There is no chance the troll didn't create another troll account. None. The idea that you can expose a troll and fix the negativity is a seductive delusion.

Don't feed the trolls.