Earlier quoted context omitted.
None of what i said had anything to do with the nature of the attack, personal or otherwise. The author seems to be taking it a bit personally but they don't seem to be implying an attack targeted to them exclusively as much as an attack that they experienced personally but it could be either i suppose. The blog post was, "this is a thing that happened, followed by another thing i think was related, i am upset, here…
> A couple of days ago, someone (or some entity) tried to attack this website. They sent hundreds of thousands of requests, attempting to inject code into the site. [...] But then they changed strategy. They began downloading every single sound file, again and again. The author definitely saw it as a targeted attack that, when it failed, caused the attacker to switch tactics to intentionally cause harm. And it's not…
Saying "someone or something" is generic and also accurate it doesn't explicitly imply a specific person or targeting, though I'll concede it could be interpreted that way.
As interesting a side conversation as this is it isn't my original point.
As i said in my original reply:
> It being common doesn't mean it's OK, it also doesn't mean people aren't allowed to be upset by it.
> "You probably need to calm down a bit" is dismissive and condescending.
It's entirely possible to explain context to someone without being dismissive of their feelings on the subject.