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Re:Ask HN: I was hit with a patent troll lawsuit, how do I d... by iudqnolq on Monday June 21, 2021 @02:36PM (#27582293)
I think it's only ghosting if you break off a conversation, not if you never start one. If I send you Viagra spam and you don't reply that's clearly not ghosting.
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Re:Ask HN: I was hit with a patent troll lawsuit, how do I d... by MereInterest on Monday June 21, 2021 @03:34PM (#27583294)
I think "ghosting" is also used when one person breaks off a conversation, but the other person continues the conversation despite the conversation being broken off. At that point, an obnoxiously persistent person may conclude that that are being ghosted, rather than noticing that the conversation was over.
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