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> When the whole episode finally became a giant media controversy This is a bit self referential. But seriously who cares. People get fired daily, many of the

> When the whole episode finally became a giant media controversy This is a bit self referential. But seriously who cares. People get fired daily, many of them get fired unjustly... and you know what we don't write tons and tons of articles about them. At first I felt a bit bad for the guy... socially awkward guy who jumps to some misguided conclusions based on quoted research. Ideally, he would get some kind of training maybe an explanation from a sociology researcher how he incorrectly jumped to conclusions. But this woe is me shtick, reaching out to the alt-right publications, then continuing on to do an op-ed on the WSJ. I no longer feel bad for him; he got what he deserved.

gizmo686 9y ago
He didn't make this a national controversy. But since it is a national controversy, and he is at the center of it, why shouldn't he make the most of this opportunity?
- rhizome 9y ago
  That depends on what you mean by "most."
m00x 9y ago
> But seriously who cares. People get fired daily, many of them get fired unjustly... and you know what we don't write tons and tons of articles about them. You can't dismiss fair trial for a case just because you know other cases that haven't received fair trials. I'm in the opinion that he was righteously fired, but he deserves to a chance to speak up.
- mtanski 9y ago
  If this was a trial then and I believed he was unjustly fired I'd be right there with you. But we're now in the court of public opinion and I'm not really sure it's in his best interest to speak up.
Chris2048 9y ago
> jumps to some misguided conclusions Yet as much as people keep saying this, few seem to be able to really make the case. Just "I'm sure someone can explain why he's wrong" - in this case some random "sociology researcher" is supposed to be able to do so. > this woe is me shtick He lost his job for expressing the "wrong" opinion. I think that is wrong. why are you downplaying this, and trying to make a show of your indifference? > reaching out to the alt-right publications Who should he have reached out to? WSJ seems fine to me.
Chris2048 9y ago
> jumps to some misguided conclusions Yet as much as people keep saying this, few seem to be able to really make the case. Just "I'm sure someone can explain why he's wrong" - in this case some random "sociology researcher" is supposed to be able to do so. > this woe is me shtick He lost his job for expressing the "wrong" opinion. I think that is wrong. why are you downplaying this, and trying to make a show of your indifference? > reaching out to the alt-right publications Who should he have reached out to? WSJ seems fine to me.
Const-me 9y ago
> an explanation from a sociology researcher how he incorrectly jumped to conclusions Here’s an explanation of 4 different psychology / neuroscience researchers. They all say the science is OK in that memo: http://quillette.com/2017/08/07/google-memo-four-scientists-respond/ http://quillette.com/2017/08/07/google-memo-four-scientists-...

gizmo686 9y ago

He didn't make this a national controversy. But since it is a national controversy, and he is at the center of it, why shouldn't he make the most of this opportunity?

rhizome 9y ago
That depends on what you mean by "most."

m00x 9y ago

> But seriously who cares. People get fired daily, many of them get fired unjustly... and you know what we don't write tons and tons of articles about them. You can't dismiss fair trial for a case just because you know other cases that haven't received fair trials. I'm in the opinion that he was righteously fired, but he deserves to a chance to speak up.

mtanski 9y ago
If this was a trial then and I believed he was unjustly fired I'd be right there with you. But we're now in the court of public opinion and I'm not really sure it's in his best interest to speak up.

Chris2048 9y ago

> jumps to some misguided conclusions Yet as much as people keep saying this, few seem to be able to really make the case. Just "I'm sure someone can explain why he's wrong" - in this case some random "sociology researcher" is supposed to be able to do so. > this woe is me shtick He lost his job for expressing the "wrong" opinion. I think that is wrong. why are you downplaying this, and trying to make a show of your indifference? > reaching out to the alt-right publications Who should he have reached out to? WSJ seems fine to me.

Chris2048 9y ago

Const-me 9y ago

> an explanation from a sociology researcher how he incorrectly jumped to conclusions Here’s an explanation of 4 different psychology / neuroscience researchers. They all say the science is OK in that memo: http://quillette.com/2017/08/07/google-memo-four-scientists-respond/ http://quillette.com/2017/08/07/google-memo-four-scientists-...