> Sometimes people do DDoS your small blog because some random stranger didn't like something you said somewhere online.
People come with that argument so often. But then one day I was completely done with something and I put out a rant on Reddit in my real name. Hundreds op people disagreed and told me "Why do you do that under your own name?! Are you crazy? This will lead to many problems."
Guess what. This was months ago and nothing happened. Nada. Zero. Null. I have many servers running and nothing was taking down. Maybe one day it will. If that happens then I'll find a fix. It will probably not be a nice day, but it is what it is. The world will keep spinning. I'm done giving in to the fear.
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me." -Frank Herbert, Dune
> Guess what. This was months ago and nothing happened. Nada. Zero. Null.
Just because it didn't happen to you does not mean that it doesn't happen to others. You can see a few anecdotes in this thread itself where people commented that they did get attacked for pissing people off. Like check this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45968219
People come with that argument so often. But then one day I was completely done with something and I put out a rant on Reddit in my real name. Hundreds op people disagreed and told me "Why do you do that under your own name?! Are you crazy? This will lead to many problems."
Guess what. This was months ago and nothing happened. Nada. Zero. Null. I have many servers running and nothing was taking down. Maybe one day it will. If that happens then I'll find a fix. It will probably not be a nice day, but it is what it is. The world will keep spinning. I'm done giving in to the fear.
"I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my fear. I will permit it to pass over me and through me." -Frank Herbert, Dune