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Why do you prefer to live in a world where professionals are afraid to blog? Scott himself shared [1] an example of a police officer facing disciplinary action
by lovecg 6y ago
Why do you prefer to live in a world where professionals are afraid to blog? Scott himself shared [1] an example of a police officer facing disciplinary action and being forced to shut down his blog under similar circumstances (worse, his identity was uncovered through hacking by the reporter) [2]. I think the entire society loses, except for the newspaper that gets a few clicks. Good for them I guess.
[1] https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/still-alive https://astralcodexten.substack.com/p/still-alive
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Horton_(blogger) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Horton_(blogger)
- pseudalopex 6y agoThe other case is completely different. The police officer hid his identity more carefully and the journalist broke the law. I prefer to live in a world where professionals act responsibly. He could have stopped writing as Scott Alexander and started writing with a new pseudonym. He just didn't want to rebuild his audience.