The scale of these ”torrents” of abuse is also often exaggerated. After the Peterson interview I checked the responses Newman was getting. Plenty of criticisms but 1000s of _abusive_ tweets never happened.
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1. Women perceive criticism differently to men. I worked with female journalists who would be upset for months over one very mildly critical comment on an article. I imagine Newman received some quite strong attacks (even for a man). It probably felt like 1000s.
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2. I’ve had articles go viral, and the level of nastiness (worse, passive aggressive nastiness) can be wild. It can feel like thousands when it’s 20. I don’t mind, & I tend to swing back. But for a girl, probably not abused that often, it probably felt very extreme.
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