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		qwerty456127 on Oct 7, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The naughty username checking system used by Twitc... > But you can say the same thing about verbally threatening physical harm No, verbally threatening physical harm induces reasonable fear and affects your logical reasoning because now you have to consider real risk.

wnkrshm on Oct 7, 2021 [–]

Trying to hurt someone with words also induces a reasonable assumption of that person wishing you ill. You don't know how far they will go in either case.

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