I’ve had this debate before and was unable to come to a conclusion. It seems to me that any criticism, no matter how valid, could be characterized as harassment.
What do you guys think?
Is there a heuristic for determining which one a statement is?
Does everything just exist on a continuum between the two?
Is this harassment?

  • Thann@lemmy.mlOP
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    3 years ago

    Sometimes the people that need criticism the most, don’t want it ^>^

    • Salamander@mander.xyz
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      3 years ago

      Yeah, fair enough. But I am reminded of an argument that I used to hear as a kid during the ‘anti-bullying’ debate. The argument was that being bullied was not only helpful but even essential during a child’s development because it helped them to ‘toughen up’ to face the real world.

      • Thann@lemmy.mlOP
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        3 years ago

        Yeah, in their mind, they’re serving the public interest.
        I guess this means you need to have scientific support for your claims if you’re going to make the “public interest” claim 🤔