Sometimes getting random DMs in your online community doesn’t always work out like you want it to.  

Picture this, you're Aubrey, a cybersecurity pro thriving in a fast-paced tech scene. Everything’s going smoothly until you try to do a nice thing - offering some extra tickets to a local disco costume party. Sounds harmless, right…right!? 

Enter Ted: a seemingly well-meaning but totally clueless guy who doesn’t quite get the boundaries. What starts as a small gesture develops into a series of awkward DMs, boundary-pushing, and what we’d call very awkward exchanges, oof!

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Highlights:

• Ted Doesn’t Get the Memo: You gotta read the room yo! 
• Aubrey Goes CSI: It all starts with the phone number
• Community Vigilance: Moderators, we love you, thanks for keeping communities safe!

Jump into the conversation:
(00:00 ) Intro
(03:47 ) Aubrey’s generous ticket giveaway
(07:02 ) Ted’s unsolicited messages start flooding in
(09:10 ) Boundaries set, but Ted doesn’t get the hint
(12:55 ) Crossing over the cybersecurity line
(17:02 ) When online turns real
(20:52 ) Aubrey plays CSI on Ted
(25:40 ) Community moderators step in
(28:09 ) The moral of the story: Privacy, people