The internet is a relatively new phenomenon and I have observed that it isnt like any other means of communication we’ve ever had. I think we are still only learning how to use this powerful global communication tool at a personal level and how to deal with it and it emergent problems due to less intelligent users. Its a great place for fanatics and idiots to sabotage, undermine and generally fuck with other people who want to utilise the greatest most immediate form of communication ever devised for greater purposes than being a dick.
I have never wanted to use YouTube and so have no idea how to broadcast with it. In my internet use and in my life generally I like to apply the old evolutionary tool of keeping a low identity profile and staying off the skyline as much as possible.
The anonimity of the internet makes goons and trolls and bigots far more courageous than they could manage in face to face situations or any situation where repercussions are unavoidable. And I keep in mind there are some real sick people out there. I know because I think I met most of them before the internet kept them at home in front of their computers.
I dont really understand how this theistic oppression you mention can get in your face. I have been threatened physically for my opinions in public. So this online oppression is just typed words, in CAPITALS WITH GENEROUS USE OF EXCLAMATION MARKS!!!AND FUCKING SWEAR WORDS AND INSULTS YOU FUCKING FAGGOT!!!..mere scribble on a page…We get that here on AR sometimes. The worst is censored by our good moderators who might even ban the offender, but how is it threatening? It can get under your skin and the sheer mix of intolerant wilful ignorance and arrogance can make you furious sometimes but its not exactly like being accosted in the street late at night. Physical violence is threatening (and sometimes painful), but words on a screen? As long as you maintain some anonymity in your internet use, maintain practices to protect your identity and location, you should be fine and you should be able to defy or ignore these idiots (they may not even be theists but shit-stirring trolls attempting denigrate theists for shits and giggles). I have noticed ignoring people like these the worst (best?) way to treat them. They hate it. Reminding them that responding to their crap is below your dignity. If you don’t respond or remove your comments what can they do? If they persist in crude obscene behaviour there should be some sort of moderating power available to you but then as I said I dont know You Tube procedures.
I have several aliases I use online, as I suppose you have. Some folks here use VPNs. I dont know what you can do on YouTube to defend yourself beyond disregarding and ignoring unwanted attention.
Hang about Wily. I am sure contributing to AR will strengthen your arguments and insults and perhaps in time you can either confuse, confound or shame these dipsticks and get back to the real work of posting gaming videos.
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