My point is that your first response when getting a message, through any medium, is "Did this message come from who I think it did". Is it from someone I care about.
If it's from someone/something you don't care about, discard it, block it. Setup filters etc.
> The medium is irrelevant; the content is what's relevant.
The content is only relevant if it's from someone you care about. If it's from a bot, or some anonymous internet troll, the content is irrelevant. Discard it.
I could go through my "spam" folder and start getting offended/repulsed/scared by everything it contains. But what would be the point?
It's a lot easier for a bot/human to make out they're someone else online, than it is leaving a voicemail. (Until you can say to a speech changer "Make me sound like my targets girlfriend").
> The content is only relevant if it's from someone you care about. If it's from a bot, or some anonymous internet troll, the content is irrelevant. Discard it.
I don't think that's true. There are lots of cases of disturbing content containing specific knowledge of and threats to the recipient where the source is an anonymous internet troll. The latest case is here: http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/commentators/laurie-pen...
If it's from someone/something you don't care about, discard it, block it. Setup filters etc.
> The medium is irrelevant; the content is what's relevant.
The content is only relevant if it's from someone you care about. If it's from a bot, or some anonymous internet troll, the content is irrelevant. Discard it.
I could go through my "spam" folder and start getting offended/repulsed/scared by everything it contains. But what would be the point?
It's a lot easier for a bot/human to make out they're someone else online, than it is leaving a voicemail. (Until you can say to a speech changer "Make me sound like my targets girlfriend").