Exactly. By 'shrugging off' abuse, I don't mean putting up with it. I mean muting/blocking the person & carrying on.https://twitter.com/christianjbdev/status/887598025253801984 …
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I'm honestly curious; there are people who don't do that?
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Of course there are. They prefer to be outraged. Or more charitably, they persevere thinking they can show themselves a good guy.
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What on earth is the point of that? All someone gets is tired, frustrated, and rageful.
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Yes. As my grandfather would put it, “conserve your powder [for the main battle]”.
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Or as my grandma would put it - bide your time so you can exact revenge when they're least expecting it.
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(She didn't really say that. I'm just being silly.)
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It’s sound advice, though!
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Not escalating things in general is good practice. Not turning the snark up to 11 at the first opportunity would help.
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