Still doesn’t stop them being used against you. If they’re published by “choice” I think that’s easier on the soul, if still painful.

In that situation you're still admitting the threats have power over you; by releasing the photos yourself, you both out the person as fucking scum and demonstrate that their threat was completely impotent, delivering a one-two punch to the ego.

I don't get it, either. It's like being threatened to get shot and releasing the threat and shooting yourself.