huh? SSC wasn't the source here. He is the subject here. If I was a politician/content creator/writer etc and the NY Times wanted to write an article about me

huh? SSC wasn't the source here. He is the subject here. If I was a politician/content creator/writer etc and the NY Times wanted to write an article about me....what do you mean I should get the option to remain anonymous. I am a public figure. Just because I say "I'm not public" doesn't mean I'm not a public figure. If I have 100k followers then I am a public figure. It is perfectly acceptable to write about a subject without their consent. The majority of important journalism is writing about people without their consent. That is what separates news from PR statements. This is great. It is great for society that people are reported on whether they like it or not. I think you can argue that this article was not very interesting - but I think the NYT was perfectly justified in assigning someone to cover a blogger with a considerable following.