> no one has read it the way you are reading it I didn't originally read it that way, but after reading @at_a_remove's comments, I think there's a lot of insig

> no one has read it the way you are reading it I didn't originally read it that way, but after reading @at_a_remove's comments, I think there's a lot of insight in them and I now see the original article differently. I don't think the Star Trek shields metaphor fits this situation very well, since someone trying to interest you in a new job isn't a hostile act that needs to be defended against.