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Editor @AreoMagazine Secular, liberal humanist. Mother. Doglover. Writing book about epistemology & ethics on the academic left Helen.pluckrose@areomagazine.com

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    Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 27 Oct 2017

    Helen Pluckrose Retweeted Naomi Barton

    Dogpiles are horrible. I have been mob attacked on Twitter but it's always been so unreasonable & silly, it had no power to be hurtful.https://twitter.com/shutter_j/status/923938040325664773 …

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    Naomi Barton @shutter_j
    People who think those being dogpiled on Twitter can "Just mute or block people" have clearly never been mob attacked on Twitter. Thread:
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    9:40 AM - 27 Oct 2017
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    • Sini Salmi Crimmy 🇨🇦 K@ Regina🎃 KaiserKriss ♿🔯 Grundfest-Frigeri  #GiveAssangeANobel Docinho de Raloin Red Haunted Tory (((Christian JB))) 🐌
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      2. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 27 Oct 2017

        I *personally* find being told I'm fat, ugly, evil & should kill myself is easily brushed off coz there's no real content to it. No sting.

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      3. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 27 Oct 2017

        But I know other people have felt overwhelmed and really distraught by the sheer malevolence of it. It is very ugly.

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      4. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 27 Oct 2017

        What is most upsetting of all tho, I think, is having your words/deeds harshly misconstrued & being painted as an object of righteous hate.

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      5. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 27 Oct 2017

        When ppl say 'fat' 'ugly' 'slut' 'cunt' etc, it's only themselves they discredit. Smearing the reputation of a sincere person much worse.

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      6. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 27 Oct 2017

        The one time I got really upset was when I phrased a tweet badly so it cld be misread as disgustingly racist rather than condemning racism.

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      7. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 27 Oct 2017

        And obviously some people decided to read it that way despite everything else I've ever said on the subject ever. That was really upsetting.

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      8. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 27 Oct 2017

        Obv, genuine ppl accepted when I explained how it should be read but others insisted I'd meant opposite despite evidence of my views.

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      9. Helen Pluckrose‏ @HPluckrose 27 Oct 2017

        It was horrible even tho it was only about 30 people and stopped after a day. Must be horrible for ppl who get mobs of hundreds for days

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      2. Stephanie Lahey‏ @StephanieLahey 27 Oct 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        They are horrid. I found turning on all of these settings (in response to a dogpile) to be quite helpfulpic.twitter.com/xTFzyRsBkv

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      3. Barry Purcell‏ @solo1y 27 Oct 2017
        Replying to @StephanieLahey @HPluckrose

        I can confirm that these tools are invaluable.

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      1. Mike‏ @citation_needed 27 Oct 2017
        Replying to @HPluckrose

        have also been dogpiled. Took five minutes to deal with. Problem easily solved; replacing a stolen credit card was more hassle.

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      1. Red Haunted Tory‏ @78SoylentGreen 27 Oct 2017
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        Yep. Horrendous. Thanks Owen Jones and Canary.

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