That&#x27;s the risk of putting yourself out there on the Internet — someone might threaten to kill you&#x2F;rape you&#x2F;make you unemployable.<p>I tend to keep a low profile for this reason.<p>That said, what&#x27;s p(murdered and&#x2F;or raped by someone who sent you a murder and&#x2F;or rape threat|got sent a murder and&#x2F;or rape threat while contributing to an open source project)? How does it compare to p(raped and&#x2F;or murdered)?<p>My hunch is that people who get sent these things don&#x27;t get any physical harm from the people who send them. Psychological harm is another matter, but if people can recognize bluster for what it is, we&#x27;d all be better off, especially the death-threat recipients.<p>(In case you&#x27;re wondering, I already have persistent stalkers with subordinates. Mine are the reason why I never had a public Twitter account back when I used the service. I also take other measures to minimize my exposure to both rage-filled randos and the long-term creeps.)