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I find it bizarre that you repeatedly link to the sanitized corporate blog. The CEO has explicitly stated it was pure whim: “Let me be clear: this was an arbitr

• grzm 9y ago
  Thank you for providing a link to support what the other poster commented. I've provided the link I have for two reasons: * it's a link I know about that's relevant to the discussion * it is from Cloudflare themselves, so the chance of it being a misquote (accidental or otherwise) is less likely. I don't have a knee-jerk instinct to reject official statements as issued in bad faith without other evidence. I repeatedly linked likely for the same reason you have: I saw something I thought was misrepresentative or misinformed more than once. I'm thankful for the link because I can use that to alter my understanding of the event. There's a quote that's sometimes attributed to Keynes "When the facts change, I change my mind."[0] That's something I endeavor to do. [0] https://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/07/22/keynes-change-mind/ https://quoteinvestigator.com/2011/07/22/keynes-change-mind/ I'll also admit to a bit of a knee-jerk reaction to the use of a throwaway account in a contentious discussion. I can understand the use of throwaways to protect identity, but in that case the standard should be higher: they should really be bringing something substantial to the discussion, not just repeating talking points. Thanks again for the link. That's useful.