2 ms·
I don't know anything about this topic yet, but just reading their denial raises red flags for me before I even start reading the Politico article. > Schmidt F
by dataflow 5y ago
I don't know anything about this topic yet, but just reading their denial raises red flags for me before I even start reading the Politico article.
> Schmidt Futures staff had no authority to make any policy decisions and did not do so through OSTP, and the story presents no evidence or examples to the contrary.
Isn't this a clear misdirection? Nobody is accusing them of having "authority" (they're not the government!), but "influence". It's denying a nonexistent (and
nonsensical) accusation, which is never a good sign. Right?
- vmception 5y agoYes, it is. They present another thing and discredit that, in order to discredit the original premise. Its the structure of a strawman. In any case, their public sector work is probably frustrating and they havent achieved nearly the influence that they want, so its probably accurate but if it wasnt, what would we expect them to say?