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You would characterize the response to Shkreli as more "societal pressure" than "pitchfork mob"? That... doesn't seem true to reality. Maybe I'm remembering it
by fastball 6y ago
You would characterize the response to Shkreli as more "societal pressure" than "pitchfork mob"?
That... doesn't seem true to reality. Maybe I'm remembering it incorrectly.
- cforrester 6y agoI definitely would, since the response to Shkreli has been primarily online ranting. He's never been at significant risk for physical harm as a result of the public discourse as far as I can see. I don't consider negative public opinion and castigation for unethical behaviour to be unwarranted or undesirable, so I can't see that rising to the level of vigilantism either. In my view, society would become severely dysfunctional if we are expected to withhold our negative views of someone's choices, from fear that too many people will share those views.