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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

They don't have to, since it's a one-way medium instead of a conversation. Even if they did get misinterpreted, how are they gonna find out? Some disgruntled reader mailing them a letter?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Some disgruntled reader mailing them a letter?

Yes! Jonathan Swift received a ton of death threats after writing "A Modest Proposal."