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[quote=Anonymous]I will admit my obsession with this story is directly related to having been ostracized/shunned by a similarly insular creative circle in the recent past and 90% of this is just me re-processing that experience and once again trying to make sense of it. This thread has actually been useful in that because it's very easy in this situation to think "oh, the problem is that I'm irredeemably lame and these people I admired are justified in shunning me." And that's a dark and miserable place to be. It is refreshing to see people looking at this situation and pointing out that Larson et al.'s cruelty was totally unnecessary. They could have done their writing, supported each other, found success, and just not bothered with Dorland. There was no reason for them to even engage with Dorland. They could have ignored her Facebook posts (the "mute" button is right there for this precise purpose), been polite but distant, and moved on with their lives. The only reason this became "A Thing" is that that was insufficient for them. Larson felt compelled to humiliate Dorland with this story. Why?

Really. Why? Is it the same impulse that causes cruel little children to light ants on fire with a magnifying glass? Just because they can?[/quote]

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