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Has anyone considered this is fake? After Steve Hsu was cancelled a few days ago due to the Twitter mob wilfully misinterpreting his words, I reqd a comment so
by tomp 6y ago
Has anyone considered this is fake?
After Steve Hsu was cancelled a few days ago due to the Twitter mob wilfully misinterpreting his words, I reqd a comment somewhere saying “Scott Alexander is next” (which could make sense, as he’s posted “wrong” opinions on his blog before).
Maybe the NYT story is just a cover, or maybe the article wouldn’t be that “positive”...
- Smaug123 6y agoI don't believe Scott would lie like that in that situation. Sure, it's a judgement call on his character; but I really do not think this is a likely thing we'd see from him if your scenario were the case.
- Lewton 6y agoThe journalist writing the NYT story have been in contact with several SSC commenters And I believe (not 100%) it started before the Hsu story
- lazyjones 6y agoHave you considered that the NYT reporter might be a fan of this cancel culture?
- dri_ft 6y agoA number of commenters mentioned over the last week or so that a journalist from the NYT had contacted them for interviews regarding SSC, so I believe it's real.