But again, that's not the judgment I'm making (I understand why people apologize). My position is that you shouldn't publish in a high
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profile venue on a hugely contentious topic if you even suspect you might be tempted to back down in the face of a mob.
Because (a) we've seen enough examples of social media shaming that we ought to expect it; and (b) we ought to reflect upon whether we
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can handle it, because the consequences of our not being able to handle it are that it empowers the mob; and makes it less likely that other
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people will be prepared to put their neck on the line.
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You've flagged up there is mitigation: (a) you can't always anticipate a mobbing; (b) you don't necessarily know how it will affect you;
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(c) we shouldn't shame or revictimize victims. All that is true, and it does mitigate. But it doesn't negate the point that authors need to
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think about this stuff before they publish and need to be as realistic as they can be about whether they can handle any pushback.
End of conversation
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