This is Gell-Mann amnesia taking place before even getting to the end of the article. You just read an entire piece, where Cade Metz continuously quotes Scott A

This is Gell-Mann amnesia taking place before even getting to the end of the article. You just read an entire piece, where Cade Metz continuously quotes Scott Alexander out of context with a healthy does of guilt by association to create faux scandal. This was so brazen that it was done to writing on a publicly accessible blog. Then supposedly he "viewed an email" containing a quote that looks suspiciously similar to the above. Do we have any idea what the context of the broader email is? Is it possible that Srinivasan added "but we wouldn't stoop to their level" in the next sentence? Do we know whether the quote is paraphrased or not? Do we know whether they confirmed authenticity? (Viewed implies that someone sent a screenshot from their phone.) Frankly, the credibility that Cade Metz has at this point is about the same as The National Enquirer.