@steve_zeke @Sarahp So your solution is... no solution? If "just ignore them" worked, then we wouldn't be having this conversation.
Open yourself up to some empathy and realize that it's not a viable strategy for everyone, especially when it's constant and endemic to social media platforms. "Reply guys" are a problem for any community that aims to be welcoming to women (or anyone else).
@danielwaechter @steve_zeke @Sarahp the solution is people act more like adults rather than put in tools that create unpleasantness and elitism that will put people off of the site entirely
Muting and blocking is always an option when you do not want to have discussions with somebody and it always will be.
Everyone has self control, yet what's staggering is the amount of people pretending we don't.
@steve_zeke @Sarahp Ignoring replies is an excellent strategy. Many reply guys are narcissists. Letting them have the last word is a great way of ending a conversation that for them is only a mechanism for stroking their ego at your expense.
I really had my eyes opened by Doctor Ramani's videos. Now I waste far less time on conversations that can never be productive.
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