“People disagreeing with you” isn’t a threat in itself.
Depends on why they disagree. For example, some people just love to argue. If you say “X”, they are going to say “non-X” even if a minute before they had absolutely no opinion about it. It could be their idea of fun; it could be a status move. Some people have to inject themselves in everything, because it makes them feel important. Suddenly you are stuck talking to people who do not provide the truth-seeking value a honest opponent would.
Even if you ignore death threats, a stalker who follows you everywhere and keeps disagreeing with you publicly, can be a waste of your energy. Crazy people can write an insane amount of content, because they can type without thinking and they have nothing better to do at the moment. Even if they don’t convince anyone, they can disrupt a meaningful debate, and make you seem bad by association with them.
Depends on why they disagree. For example, some people just love to argue. If you say “X”, they are going to say “non-X” even if a minute before they had absolutely no opinion about it. It could be their idea of fun; it could be a status move. Some people have to inject themselves in everything, because it makes them feel important. Suddenly you are stuck talking to people who do not provide the truth-seeking value a honest opponent would.
Even if you ignore death threats, a stalker who follows you everywhere and keeps disagreeing with you publicly, can be a waste of your energy. Crazy people can write an insane amount of content, because they can type without thinking and they have nothing better to do at the moment. Even if they don’t convince anyone, they can disrupt a meaningful debate, and make you seem bad by association with them.