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I hadn't realized how much I'd gotten used to the idea of being harassed on the web because 'hands off' policies from inaccessible site admins were so common.
Being here on masto really made me think about how much the web-based cruelty I had come to think of as """"""normal""""" was in fact unnecessary.
Culture matters, in a visceral way.
@Egg Yeah, same here.
It's pretty shocking that because of the way things are structured I didn't realise sooner that places that let victims fend for themselves is actually a pretty miserable environment.
@Egg When people take harassment seriously instead of having a usercount-minded view it does wonders