I love being on #CoSo and love the vibe here, the lack of fury, arguments, bots, trolls and abuse is really something I thought was unattainable.
But it's easy to forget that @th3j35t3r is working behind the scenes to keep it this way. It's not magic, it's the work of one person.
Having just seen some of the lunatic emails he has to put with, I think we should all celebrate this place and what it means to all of us.
Thank you.
If you can, please do Go Pro.
@Florence @th3j35t3r My late husband and I managed a very large email list. We had problems, but nothing like th3j35t3r has to deal with on a routine basis.
The people doing this are very angry, entitled individuals. Folks like this can easily end up shooting up a store full of innocent people.
I'm immensely thankful no one knows who th3j35t3r is. They don't stop at emails if they know how to find you.
I went pro here within days.
Respect. Appreciation for safety.
@J_Windrow @th3j35t3r Adults having tantrums is unedifying to say the least. But it's not meant to be edifying, they don't even want to know why they've been suspended. It's no different to some of the lunatic political arguments where they say repeatedly 'show me evidence', so you do, and they block you.
It's about 'winning' for them. Or feeling they have. When you refuse to play that game. They can't cope with it.
It's just f*cked up.
@Florence @th3j35t3r I'm not sure you can appreciate how dangerous these people can be.
Some of them did find us. I was in the practice of law at the time. No way to go underground. We had to involve the FBI. Threats going over the phone and across the internet from violent cult members.
Guards on the building where I worked. It finally ended, but some of these people are very dangerous.
I never want them to find him. Ever. In any way.