Interview notes 11 (January 2023)

Interview notes (January 2023)

Trouble

"Have you ever had any trouble online, with trolls or bothersome personalities? If so, how do you deal with them?"

Yes, I have encountered trolls and bothersome personalities online. Typically I am the instigator: I post something on someone's timeline which they find offensive, they make rude replies. (I don't recall any case where I was bothered about something I posted to my own profile.)

How I deal with trolls and other trouble accounts is simple: I block them immediately, without warning, explanation, or remorse.

Full disclosure, I do sometimes deliberately bait trolls, or make serious critical replies to people whose views offend me. But this is usually over politics, and not fictional Chronicles. And it's a different motivation: typically what I feel is rage or contempt, not the creation of art.