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Ok, that changes the picture somewhat. Thank you. However, I still don't understand why Dries wrote that "promoting Gorean philosophy" was the reason for the b

Ok, that changes the picture somewhat. Thank you. However, I still don't understand why Dries wrote that "promoting Gorean philosophy" was the reason for the ban. He could have simply said that Larry did something bad without getting into details and without mentioning unrelated things. The problem is that - as I wrote in another comment - the reason as stated is very weak. It looks like it's designed to be defeated by Larry and to give Larry a way to retaliate. Even you say that: > I have never heard any woman ever complain that he acted inappropriately towards them in any way related to their gender while he was in our community. So really, saying that the reason for the ban is that Larry promoted "females are subhuman" philosophy was bound to stir up some controversy and generate some support for Larry. I guess I understand less and less...

thehardsphere 10y ago
Yeah, since my initial comments on this I understand less despite reading more. I didn't actually know that Dries originally said it had to do with his philosophy; it had already been edited to be more vague at that point. That's why I started with a "well, he did something" attitude. But the other thing to keep in mind, re: > It looks like it's designed to be defeated by Larry and give Larry a way to retaliate Remember that Larry was the first one to go public, so he's the one who got to establish the narrative, not Dries. Larry decided to make this about what he does in the bedroom, and that's now what everyone on the Internet is talking about. Dries, for whatever reason, isn't saying what "the real reason is", so he's left with no alternative but to respond to Larry's claims on Larry's terms. Dries really ought to just spill everything at this point, "liability" be damned. The project has already been hurt because the assumption now is that it's run by bigots. If it's actually run by bigots and bigotry was the reason Larry got canned, it's not like admitting that is going to hurt them much worse.

thehardsphere 10y ago

Yeah, since my initial comments on this I understand less despite reading more. I didn't actually know that Dries originally said it had to do with his philosophy; it had already been edited to be more vague at that point. That's why I started with a "well, he did something" attitude. But the other thing to keep in mind, re: > It looks like it's designed to be defeated by Larry and give Larry a way to retaliate Remember that Larry was the first one to go public, so he's the one who got to establish the narrative, not Dries. Larry decided to make this about what he does in the bedroom, and that's now what everyone on the Internet is talking about. Dries, for whatever reason, isn't saying what "the real reason is", so he's left with no alternative but to respond to Larry's claims on Larry's terms. Dries really ought to just spill everything at this point, "liability" be damned. The project has already been hurt because the assumption now is that it's run by bigots. If it's actually run by bigots and bigotry was the reason Larry got canned, it's not like admitting that is going to hurt them much worse.