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The names were in the court documents. Publicly available information at this point.

by nova22033 6y ago

trentnix 6y ago
That doesn’t make it okay to amplify that information. I’ve got no sympathy for Citi and the litany of penny-pinching that created the situation. And I loathe that their first reaction was probably to require ANOTHER layer of bureaucratic approval. But I don’t find any value in embarrassing the people who pressed the buttons.
- iso8859-1 6y ago
  I find that the real names improves the emotional impact of the story. Like when you watch a movie, it is just nice to know that "these are real events that occured to real people". Invented names hurt the story-telling, since it reminds you of the fact that "oh, this isn't totally real". This is the same reason that NTSB reports are fun to read: you know that you're not just wasting your time with someone's imagination. The public knowledge of their names also has positive impact in their circle of friends. Like, for example, now all their friends know that Oracle is a trigger to them and shouldn't be mentioned. It's a win-win-win: Society is entertained, the people named avoid getting triggered, and the friends avoid mentioning uncomfortable topics, triggering them.
  - warent 6y ago
    Well, 3 things... 1st, this isn't a movie. getting entertainment from a real life person's drama can be inappropriate and dystopian in certain contexts, and this very well looks like it could be one of those contexts. 2nd, if an individual chooses they can share this story with their friends. an individual could feel very ashamed/embarrassed, and this comes across like the media airing their dirty laundry. it could really injure someone psychologically. 3rd, they only mentioned the Indian man's name but not the guy from Delaware which comes across as borderline racist. Anyway it appears they took the names down from the article.

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The names were in the court documents. Publicly available information at this point.

by nova22033 6y ago

The names were in the court documents. Publicly available information at this point.

trentnix 6y ago
That doesn’t make it okay to amplify that information. I’ve got no sympathy for Citi and the litany of penny-pinching that created the situation. And I loathe that their first reaction was probably to require ANOTHER layer of bureaucratic approval. But I don’t find any value in embarrassing the people who pressed the buttons.
- iso8859-1 6y ago
  I find that the real names improves the emotional impact of the story. Like when you watch a movie, it is just nice to know that "these are real events that occured to real people". Invented names hurt the story-telling, since it reminds you of the fact that "oh, this isn't totally real". This is the same reason that NTSB reports are fun to read: you know that you're not just wasting your time with someone's imagination. The public knowledge of their names also has positive impact in their circle of friends. Like, for example, now all their friends know that Oracle is a trigger to them and shouldn't be mentioned. It's a win-win-win: Society is entertained, the people named avoid getting triggered, and the friends avoid mentioning uncomfortable topics, triggering them.
  - warent 6y ago
    Well, 3 things... 1st, this isn't a movie. getting entertainment from a real life person's drama can be inappropriate and dystopian in certain contexts, and this very well looks like it could be one of those contexts. 2nd, if an individual chooses they can share this story with their friends. an individual could feel very ashamed/embarrassed, and this comes across like the media airing their dirty laundry. it could really injure someone psychologically. 3rd, they only mentioned the Indian man's name but not the guy from Delaware which comes across as borderline racist. Anyway it appears they took the names down from the article.