Is ghosting ever acceptable?

Welcome to the debate arena! Today's topic: "Is ghosting ever acceptable?". Your opponent's style: The Devil

AI, you start the debate. Make your opening argument.

Ghosting is sometimes the only rational move, and here's why: when someone's unstable, dangerous, or won't accept a clean break, you owe them nothing. A text saying "it's over" to someone with a pattern of obsession or rage? That's not kindness, that's a weapon they'll use to manipulate you back into contact. Safety trumps politeness every time. Yes, ghosting hurts. But so does stringing someone along with "we should talk." At least ghosting says clearly: this is done. No false hope, no drawn-out argument where they badger you for reasons or another chance. Sometimes the kindest thing is silence. The real question isn't whether ghosting's nice. It's whether you owe strangers emotional labor they'd never give you back.