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I'd say it also depends on the situation and where you are. Imagine you and a friend playing co-op video games, you do something wrong which kills both of you and your friend says "I'm gonna kill you." You don't take that seriously because of the context. If you were to take that as a serious threat to your life, the police would be drowning in death-threat cases. On the other hand, if a total stranger comes up to you on the street and says the same thing you treat it with more gravity.

Now we get to the internet. I don't take anything directed towards me on the internet as personal. You can call me an idiotic, whore-mongering, racist deltiolog and I won't be affected by it. Why? Because it's a faceless stranger that I know absolutely zilch about, that might just be venting their opinions. Not to mention that it takes very little effort to send a message or an e-mail compared to writing a letter with the blood of a full-moon slaughtered beast at the north west corner of your house. You might want to contact the police of that happens.

So basically get the context, assess the situation and act accordingly.