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> If (you feel that) your job is incompatible with a personal association to a popular 'rationalist' blog, and you write a rationalist blog under your own parti
by ggreer 6y ago
> If (you feel that) your job is incompatible with a personal association to a popular 'rationalist' blog, and you write a rationalist blog under your own partial name, and it then becomes popular - well you will have to take that decision at some point - resign, or shut down the blog.
Scott did shut down the blog and it still cost him his job.
- pseudalopex 6y agoHe brought the blog back. It sounds like Substack made him an offer before he talked to his employer.[1] And he said the plan to leave his job was a mutual decision. What makes you sure shutting down the blog for good wasn't an option? [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/comments/i10p4m/survey_on_moving_ssc_to_substack/ https://www.reddit.com/r/slatestarcodex/comments/i10p4m/surv...
- stevenwliao 6y agoIt's too late once a news reporter is interested.