Dr Zuleyka Zevallos

and I bet they would feel that they are being "censored" if you don't let them impose those opinions upon you

oh man, I just remember I had an experience similar to the DataJunkie1 comment years ago, but in the form of a phone call

What a phone call to your work? About your blog?

yeah, it was at my office phone and he jst went on and on and all these conspiracy nonsense. I didn't hang up on him, but

just put the phone down and let him keep talking while I got on with my work. I think he tired himself out after a while

Good approach - the rope-a-dope academic defence. I like it!

he jst blabbed on so much that I realise he wasn't looking for a response, jst someone to listen to his monologue

so I can effectively put the phone down & not listen and he would not have noticed (or even cared)