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He could have killed himself anyway--- that is obvious, but his past statements still need to be taken seriously, and extra care and doubt need to be applied to

by prvc 5y ago

He could have killed himself anyway--- that is obvious, but his past statements still need to be taken seriously, and extra care and doubt need to be applied to the reported story.

fastball 5y ago
Do the past statements of a clearly unhinged individual need to be taken seriously?
- whydoyoucare 5y ago
  Unless you are very sure that McAfee was "clearly unhinged individual", it is a strong statement and ad hominem. Doesn't help add to the discussion than mere gossip.
  - fastball 5y ago
    The man said he would eat his own dick on TV[1] if Bitcoin didn't hit $500k in 2020. There are credible reports he paid women to shit in his mouth from a hammock. There is his entire twitter feed. I am very sure McAfee was a "clearly unhinged individual", and if you're not I'd like to know what kind of evidence you need. [1] http://dickening.com/ http://dickening.com/
  - StevenRayOrr 5y ago
    We don't have to go any further than the tweet that started this thread: McAfee claimed to be "getting subtle messages" from officials in the American government threatening to kill him. He was a clearly unhinged individual.
    - read_if_gay_ 5y ago
      Nice circular logic.
- oauea 5y ago
  Yes.
  - fastball 5y ago
    So every statement should always be taken seriously? Is there no minimum bar of credibility that should be met?
    - jpttsn 5y ago
      Credibility is not only about who says it, but at least a bit about what they say, right? If McAfee said the moon is made of cheese, I’d call that less credible than McAfee saying he’s going to get suicided.
      - fastball 5y ago
        Right, it's about both. "The US government is gonna suicide me" is not a statement I would believe coming from the average person, and given McAfee's statements/claims/drug abuse/tax evasion/etc I would say he had less credibility than the average person.
StevenRayOrr 5y ago
> his past statements still need to be taken seriously, and extra care and doubt need to be applied to the reported story. Why? The fact that he had a paranoid fantasy of being murdered by the US government doesn't make it so. I don't have to take extra care with the ramblings of conspiracy theorists with a long history of outright bullshit.
- uzay 5y ago
  Why? Because the US government has a strong and long documented history of murdering dissidents, especially in south america. Side A is unhindged guy, Side B has a very long rap sheet for murder. McAfees relationship with the intelligence community should be further investigated by private parties, ignoring a rap sheet like that is just as fantastical as conspiracy.
  - uzay 5y ago
    BTW, I realized tone may have been lost...but that was supposed to be a 'McAfee' style rant
Hamuko 5y ago
>his past statements still need to be taken seriously Like the one where he promised to eat his own penis?

by prvc 5y ago

He could have killed himself anyway--- that is obvious, but his past statements still need to be taken seriously, and extra care and doubt need to be applied to the reported story.

fastball 5y ago

Do the past statements of a clearly unhinged individual need to be taken seriously?

whydoyoucare 5y ago
Unless you are very sure that McAfee was "clearly unhinged individual", it is a strong statement and ad hominem. Doesn't help add to the discussion than mere gossip.
- fastball 5y ago
  The man said he would eat his own dick on TV[1] if Bitcoin didn't hit $500k in 2020. There are credible reports he paid women to shit in his mouth from a hammock. There is his entire twitter feed. I am very sure McAfee was a "clearly unhinged individual", and if you're not I'd like to know what kind of evidence you need. [1] http://dickening.com/ http://dickening.com/
- StevenRayOrr 5y ago
  We don't have to go any further than the tweet that started this thread: McAfee claimed to be "getting subtle messages" from officials in the American government threatening to kill him. He was a clearly unhinged individual.
  - read_if_gay_ 5y ago
    Nice circular logic.
oauea 5y ago
Yes.
- fastball 5y ago
  So every statement should always be taken seriously? Is there no minimum bar of credibility that should be met?
  - jpttsn 5y ago
    Credibility is not only about who says it, but at least a bit about what they say, right? If McAfee said the moon is made of cheese, I’d call that less credible than McAfee saying he’s going to get suicided.
    - fastball 5y ago
      Right, it's about both. "The US government is gonna suicide me" is not a statement I would believe coming from the average person, and given McAfee's statements/claims/drug abuse/tax evasion/etc I would say he had less credibility than the average person.

StevenRayOrr 5y ago

> his past statements still need to be taken seriously, and extra care and doubt need to be applied to the reported story. Why? The fact that he had a paranoid fantasy of being murdered by the US government doesn't make it so. I don't have to take extra care with the ramblings of conspiracy theorists with a long history of outright bullshit.

uzay 5y ago
Why? Because the US government has a strong and long documented history of murdering dissidents, especially in south america. Side A is unhindged guy, Side B has a very long rap sheet for murder. McAfees relationship with the intelligence community should be further investigated by private parties, ignoring a rap sheet like that is just as fantastical as conspiracy.
- uzay 5y ago
  BTW, I realized tone may have been lost...but that was supposed to be a 'McAfee' style rant

Hamuko 5y ago

>his past statements still need to be taken seriously Like the one where he promised to eat his own penis?