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Different person but chiming in > He has also been posting rambling rants to Facebook that attack his accusers. I've always found it unsettling that the best
by vmception 5y ago
Different person but chiming in
> He has also been posting rambling rants to Facebook that attack his accusers.
I've always found it unsettling that the best course of action is complete silence. Like basically the whole population has already made a conclusion based on their own prior experiences, and verbally defending yourself is not capable of vindication while it can only be used as ammunition to the accusing party. Even though to some people that would support you, the silence could harm their view of you as well.
I'm definitely on the side of complete silence and lawyer up. But the initial blowback and lack of support is offputting.
Anybody have any thoughts on that?
- zimpenfish 5y agoThere's a world of difference between "verbally defending yourself" and "attack[ing] his accusers", though, right?
- PragmaticPulp 5y ago> and verbally defending yourself is not capable of vindication while it can only be used as ammunition to the accusing party He tried to downplay the allegations and, in the process, effectively admitted to sending the e-mail with the inappropriate content in the first place. The rambling Facebook posts also didn't help, but that's largely because they're so unprofessional and difficult to even parse. There are proper ways to acknowledge accusations and invite proper investigations. However, Aubrey de Grey's method of admitting the wrongdoing but trying to downplay it, followed by direct interference in the investigation, is not the correct way of handling this.
- zozbot234 5y agoThe tone of his email to Halioua's friend is also completely inappropriate, in a way that's actually rather surprising given the circumstances. He really isn't making things easy for himself. Sad.