Whether rumor mongering is designed to have a chilling effect or not is nearly irrelevant as to whether or not it happens. Further, while I value others' person

Whether rumor mongering is designed to have a chilling effect or not is nearly irrelevant as to whether or not it happens. Further, while I value others' personal opinions of him, looking at the data of the Caterina Fake article and the GroupMe comments it's hard not to come to the conclusion of the chilling effect being designed. Even beyond that, it's more than just venting anger. The rumor mongering in the Caterina article is just plain being an ass.