Messages from public advocates should be delivered with more tact and understanding if you're serious about influencing public opinion. For instance, if you li

Messages from public advocates should be delivered with more tact and understanding if you're serious about influencing public opinion. For instance, if you like the Washington Post, and read this article you'll be quite annoyed at the "have to lose your spine" remark. The message is then diluted. If you're just a regular consumer who likes the iPhone you'd be annoyed at the latte status symbol quip. The message is then diluted. I don't think comparison with Linus is equivalent because he doesn't publicly advocate much whereas that's mainly what Snowden does. (Perhaps I should have included this in the original comment.)