What is there to talk about/negotiate in this situation? Nothing; we're being conned. They know what they want, they know nobody else wants that, so they disi

What is there to talk about/negotiate in this situation? Nothing; we're being conned. They know what they want, they know nobody else wants that, so they disingenuously play to human nature. By stating that they should be engaged with directly, they attempt to make blocking seem like an unreasonable rejection of working with them. They have no interest in cooperating, so it's just manipulative. It's the same exact hustle we've seen with whistleblowers (and protesters) time and time again for ages. Some blowhard says that they're for reform, and support the concept of whistleblowing in general. But in this one specific case, the whistle-blowing just wasn't done right, and there are certainly more-effective routes to that reform, with less collaterally damage that should have been used instead. Nah, that's just someone that exists to make sure the status quo doesn't change. Sorta related, about the NSA/ATT relationship: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7325100 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7325100