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The RFA references Song Qing, "Internet finance industry insider": "These nationalizations are definitely happening, and [the antitrust investigation] will lik
by bigpumpkin 6y ago
The RFA references Song Qing, "Internet finance industry insider":
"These nationalizations are definitely happening, and [the antitrust investigation] will likely speed up that process," Song said. "It's also, I think, about making an example of [Ant and Alibaba]."
So I would trust the article as much as I would trust Song Qing.
- reaperducer 6y agoSo I would trust the article as much as I would trust Song Qing. What does that mean in this context? What do you know about Song Qing that the rest of us don't that makes him untrustworthy? A quick search didn't come up with anything. Do you have an informative link?
- eloff 6y agoWhat do you know that makes him trustworthy? This is just a rumor spread by a single person at the point. Not very substantial at all. About as believable as when Sally at work says there's layoffs coming - but she's the receptionist.
- reaperducer 6y agoBecause I trust the reporters at RFA and RFA's long-earned reputation not to select Sally the receptionist as a credible source. That's the difference between bloggers and journalists. That's why I want to know who this person is, and why I asked the critic for more information about him. I trust RFA more than I trust some rando commenter on HN.
- eloff 6y agoYou also have to weigh that with how unusual the news is. The more unlikely the event the more credible the source would need to be. This doesn't seem impossible knowing the CCP, but it would take more than a single source rumor before I'd consider it credible.
- whimsicalism 6y ago> RFA's long-earned reputation Does RFA have a much better reputation than I realized?