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Your "reads like" summary is a mischaracterization of the piece in my opinion. He's addressing those he did not directly harm, not Harris; he does not say peopl
by rfrey 5y ago
Your "reads like" summary is a mischaracterization of the piece in my opinion. He's addressing those he did not directly harm, not Harris; he does not say people should "just let it go" and certainly does not say they are bad people if they do not; and he does not say people should never tell anyone about his misdeeds.
- kjs3 5y agoEveryone has an opinion. I know who he's tacitly 'addressing'. My opinion is it's an indirection; appeal to the mob to not address the actual subject. Like the archive being cleared of evidence (by 'someone'...no proof and all that). Or 'leaving social media', by posting to social media. And after pages of self flagellation mixed with a thick layer of 'but, you know, couldn't be helped', he ends the whole thing with What do you want from me? which certainly reads to me like "let it go". To me, it's a performance piece. But there is certainly room for other readings...we'll have to agree to disagree.