In the real world, that is to say the non-televised part of our lives remote from social media, we would shun somebody who went around spreading ugly rumors about neighbors, relatives or co-workers. Not that it never happens. I have a woman friend who resigned from a local charity after a clique of rivals spread a false tale that she’d slipped into dementia, poor thing.
She decided that she wanted nothing more to do with them.
Alas, from the gossips’ point of view, the smear campaign worked. Not that my friend isn’t better off without them. More than anything, the pretense of compassion made her furious. In time, they’ll probably turn against each another, because that’s what such people do. Continue reading.