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Do the past statements of a clearly unhinged individual need to be taken seriously?
by fastball 5y ago
Do the past statements of a clearly unhinged individual need to be taken seriously?
- whydoyoucare 5y agoUnless 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 agoThe 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 agoWe 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 agoNice circular logic.
- oauea 5y agoYes.
- fastball 5y agoSo every statement should always be taken seriously? Is there no minimum bar of credibility that should be met?
- jpttsn 5y agoCredibility 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 agoRight, 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.