But it still stings. It stung when people trashed me in the past, and it'll sting when it happens again. That's inevitable. Because I'm opinionated in public, and I don't plan to stop being opinionated in public
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I worry that people I've never met will see a tweet like the one that sparked this thread, then write me off without knowing that it's inaccurate. That's a sad and scary thought
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By the way, huge thanks to my friends who defended me. When I finally saw the tweet (I have this person blocked so it had to be pointed out to me) there were a bunch of
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I don't have much of a conclusion. Just ~sharing my truth~ I guess
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Additional musing: Once you reach a certain level of prominence, you become a target for outrage engineers. I don't think I'm at that level of prominence, but I have a nonzero chance of reaching it within the next few years. Gotta start threat modeling now. Suggestions welcome!
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I have a pseudonymous alt, but I don't actively use it. Maybe I should start that now, and just treat this account as a professional space. Sad to realize that it may be the wisest choice.
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What's a girl to do when she's high openness and therefore especially vulnerable to guilt-by-association attacks?
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How many times am I willing to have this conversation? How many times is it *safe* to have this conversation?pic.twitter.com/3hvkLCQmV6
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Replying to @sonyaellenmann
this will be an unwinnable battle, I fear....I think either you gain a thicker skin (way easier said than done) or 'adjust' your online presence to the potential dangers of the mob :/
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Replying to @messi_ma1444
I'm less worried about my skin than I am about someone being motivated enough to try to get me fired, at some point in the future
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