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This situation reminds me a little of the Unabomber, who was finally caught entirely because somebody (his brother) simply recognized his writing style.
by williamstein 8y ago
This situation reminds me a little of the Unabomber, who was finally caught entirely because somebody (his brother) simply recognized his writing style.
- alex_anglin 8y agoTed Kaczynskis writings were probably influenced a great deal by his mental illness, which would make him an outlier. In contrast, those in bureaucracies will likely tend towards milquetoast language over time, making recognition more difficult.
- mythrwy 8y ago1) Unabomber was caught based on content more than style (his brother recognized the theme and called it in). 2) Unabomber sent a very long screed to NYT, not 140 characters. 3) Unabomber had a very unique theme, not an anti-Trump screed which is quite common. Which, based on that alone there is really no telling who did this because of volume of interested parties. ("I'm a senior administration official"). Ya whatever. Guess it provides something for bored people to get frothed up about, but it may be about as real as Cinderella's Castle at a Disney World. Except not nearly as well done.