For people who want the Fediverse to thrive as a welcoming space, this explanation from @aj of typical harassment methods is important to understand.
It's a key part of the answer to "How come Black people or disabled people say they're receiving horrible posts, but _I_ never see anything bad here?" Or "Why don't these people just learn how to block?"
Once you understand the practical framework of what's able to happen invisible to you, you're much less likely to come over as disbelieving and dismissive - a dynamic which otherwise forms another layer of the problem.
https://gts.sadauskas.id.au/@aj/statuses/01K6Z6ZAXY1SB46X6PAFDKM9S9