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The energy spent trying to miss the point here is kind of breathtaking. There existed a trivial mapping of A -> B. There did not exist a trivial mapping of B -
by jdminhbg 6y ago
The energy spent trying to miss the point here is kind of breathtaking.
There existed a trivial mapping of A -> B. There did not exist a trivial mapping of B -> A. Scott was trying to prevent his patients, who had information B, from being bombarded with the link to A. It is not a hard concept to grasp.
- tptacek 6y agoYes, we have all heard this before, many, many times. The connection not being made here is why it is that a newspaper is obliged to care about this.
- jdminhbg 6y agoI cannot understand the point of you switching back and forth between "he was already doxxed" and "well ok but actually the NYT should doxx him" in 25 separate threads on the topic.
- tptacek 6y agoI don't know what this word "doxxing" even means in this context. Does it mean calling unwanted attention to public information?
- lliamander 6y agoAnd you have yet to explain why there was a public interest in giving his real name that level of exposure.