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For all the other reasons that people on this site might hate this article, nevertheless it succeeds in doing the one thing that Scott asked of journalists: tha

For all the other reasons that people on this site might hate this article, nevertheless it succeeds in doing the one thing that Scott asked of journalists: that they respect his pseudonym.

lliamander 6y ago
Agreed, although I suspect things would have turned out poorly for the author if they had not.
- reedwolf 6y ago
  What are a bunch of angry nerds gonna do?
  - lliamander 6y ago
    If they are so impotent, why hasn't the NYT published their article yet?
    - reedwolf 6y ago
      Not sure if you're familiar with how these major investigative articles are written, but something this big can take months to put together. Scott had his panicked meltdown the second this guy started asking questions, which was probably just the beginning of the investigation. You think the outfit that took down Weinstein cares about some SV tantrums?
      - lliamander 6y ago
        > Not sure if you're familiar with how these major investigative articles are written, but something this big can take months to put together. The article was supposed to drop a couple weeks ago, the same week Scott took down his blog (if I remember correctly). > Scott had his panicked meltdown the second this guy started asking questions, which was probably just the beginning of the investigation. Pretty sure that's false. > You think the outfit that took down Weinstein cares about some SV tantrums? Taking down Weinstein was a noble endeavor. Taking down Scott is not. If you think the concern is just limited to SV, you are not reading the room.
      - enolan 6y ago
        > You think the outfit that took down Weinstein cares about some SV tantrums? Metz cares about access to SV sources, probably. I'll quote Nostalgebraist[0]: > The journalist also written a soon-to-be-published book about AI work at “Google, Microsoft, Facebook and OpenAI,” whose blurb makes it sound impressed with its subjects, and also touts his “exclusive access to each of these companies.” So, this is someone whose career depends on being in the good graces of the big-name Silicon Valley crowd, and presumably cares a lot whether e.g. Paul Graham is mad at him. I don't think you can do the sort of work Cade Metz wants to do if the first thing anyone from OpenAI thinks of when you write to them is "oh, it's that asshole that doxed Scott Alexander". [0]: https://nostalgebraist.tumblr.com/post/621772274317623296/my-reaction-to-the-ssc-situation-is-this-really https://nostalgebraist.tumblr.com/post/621772274317623296/my...
mst 6y ago
Right, I think the article shows a certain lack of self-awareness in places, but I see no reason not to believe that the author's heart was in the right place nonetheless.

For all the other reasons that people on this site might hate this article, nevertheless it succeeds in doing the one thing that Scott asked of journalists: that they respect his pseudonym.

lliamander 6y ago

Agreed, although I suspect things would have turned out poorly for the author if they had not.

reedwolf 6y ago
What are a bunch of angry nerds gonna do?
- lliamander 6y ago
  If they are so impotent, why hasn't the NYT published their article yet?
  - reedwolf 6y ago
    Not sure if you're familiar with how these major investigative articles are written, but something this big can take months to put together. Scott had his panicked meltdown the second this guy started asking questions, which was probably just the beginning of the investigation. You think the outfit that took down Weinstein cares about some SV tantrums?
    - lliamander 6y ago
      > Not sure if you're familiar with how these major investigative articles are written, but something this big can take months to put together. The article was supposed to drop a couple weeks ago, the same week Scott took down his blog (if I remember correctly). > Scott had his panicked meltdown the second this guy started asking questions, which was probably just the beginning of the investigation. Pretty sure that's false. > You think the outfit that took down Weinstein cares about some SV tantrums? Taking down Weinstein was a noble endeavor. Taking down Scott is not. If you think the concern is just limited to SV, you are not reading the room.
    - enolan 6y ago
      > You think the outfit that took down Weinstein cares about some SV tantrums? Metz cares about access to SV sources, probably. I'll quote Nostalgebraist[0]: > The journalist also written a soon-to-be-published book about AI work at “Google, Microsoft, Facebook and OpenAI,” whose blurb makes it sound impressed with its subjects, and also touts his “exclusive access to each of these companies.” So, this is someone whose career depends on being in the good graces of the big-name Silicon Valley crowd, and presumably cares a lot whether e.g. Paul Graham is mad at him. I don't think you can do the sort of work Cade Metz wants to do if the first thing anyone from OpenAI thinks of when you write to them is "oh, it's that asshole that doxed Scott Alexander". [0]: https://nostalgebraist.tumblr.com/post/621772274317623296/my-reaction-to-the-ssc-situation-is-this-really https://nostalgebraist.tumblr.com/post/621772274317623296/my...

mst 6y ago

Right, I think the article shows a certain lack of self-awareness in places, but I see no reason not to believe that the author's heart was in the right place nonetheless.