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draugadrotten on April 30, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: Have a personal web site

It makes one an easy target for negative campaigning. If you have no "real" web pages showing your real self, the first hit will be someone else talking trash about you. Or worse, pretending to be you.

A vast and positive online presence is an insurance.

Zombiethrowaway on April 30, 2019 | [–]

I am a ghost online, and nobody is talk-trashing me.

If someone tells me I am a ghost online, I'll smile and says "correct!!". And if the person is interested, I can explain why.

Questions are opportunities for meaningful conversation.

phito on April 30, 2019 | [–]

Why would anyone publicly trashtalk a ghost?

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