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Nowhere in the NYT article it explains the real problem Scott had with them publishing his name. It’s not the forward search (SSC -> real name) that’s the issue
by lovecg 6y ago
Nowhere in the NYT article it explains the real problem Scott had with them publishing his name. It’s not the forward search (SSC -> real name) that’s the issue, it’s the reverse search (real name -> SSC). Before the NYT article his patients would mostly not be able to find his blog; after the article it’s one of the first results that comes up.
The fact that the article does not go into this is very dishonest as I’m sure Scott made this argument to the reporter.
- Noos 6y agoeh...to be honest Scott should have known that he couldn't have kept it up forever. he should have made plans to either be SSC or not; it was apparent it was way too big to expect it to be a side gig he does. Scott was dishonest to himself as well. When you get quoted by writers in the NYT and your concepts become part of the lexicon of a rather wealthy intellectual movement, its a bit too late to wonder about if you can keep the day job.
- h0l0cube 6y agoSeems like he'll be okay: > He gave the blog a new title: Astral Codex Ten. He hinted that Substack paid him $250,000 for a year on the platform. And he indicated the company would give him all the protection he needed. > In his first post, Mr. Siskind shared his full name.