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This is cunning PR diversionary bullshit.

• edoceo 7y ago
  Not cunning; it's a low effort hand wave. The rest is true.
  • EForEndeavour 7y ago
    If a team of career PR folks meticulously iterating on the precise wording of this message to frame the narrative in their favour doesn't count as "cunning" to you, I don't know what would.
    • NateEag 7y ago
      I believe "cunning" is not about intent, but the action's effectiveness. As an attempt to mislead or imply that there are no problems here, this is pretty much a failure, and thus not at all cunning.
      • EForEndeavour 7y ago
        That feels backwards. One can certainly intend to be cunning!
        • NateEag 7y ago
          If you can intend and fail to be cunning, then the word's meaning must not be defined by the subject's intent.
• dang 7y ago
  Maybe so, but please don't post unsubstantive comments to HN. Especially not ones that are just denunciatory. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html