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Publishing Posts is Risky

People sometimes retaliate against me because of what I publish.

22/12/2023

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Ruth Silbermayr

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I have experienced situations where people retaliated against me when I have written posts.

I will not go into the details here, but let me tell you writing the truth about what is going on in Austria and in my private life has become risky.

Publishing Posts Is Risky

I would prefer it if I only had blog readers who read my blog because they like the stories, but in reality I have also amassed a whole bunch of haters I would rather not have in my life.

It is something I did not realize could happen when I first started writing articles in November 2012. I also believe that people, in general, used to be nicer back then, and spilling hatred on the internet and in real life has become a larger issue than it used to be.

I remember meeting up with other writers in Shenzhen, where we read each other’s articles and gave suggestions. People were cordial and nice, as were most of my readers and commenters.

A few years ago, I realized things had changed.

In addition to people who loved my blog, I now also had to deal with people who were jealous of my success and who envied me because I had become the writer of a popular blog.

Have you had negative consequences when you posted articles?

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