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As other commenters have noted this is a classic pyrrhic victory. If nothing else I have to respect her because I cannot imagine the tenacity it took to pursue

As other commenters have noted this is a classic pyrrhic victory. If nothing else I have to respect her because I cannot imagine the tenacity it took to pursue this. I can't speak to the merits or substance of the case but I know I don't have it. It's clear from the article she's a fighter with her initial reaction to discovering this: "She contemplated taking her life, saying it destroyed her career in research." To pull yourself together and come back from that is fairly remarkable. On the other hand, you have to really feel sorry for her. She took what seems to be a slight and spent 12 years of her life putting the time and effort into this while incurring the stress, emotional toll, expense, and what I'm sure are plenty of other sacrifices elsewhere in her life. She seems to be happier as a result of these "victories" but I wonder how much better things could have been for her if she spent the last 12 years focusing her energies elsewhere in her life and career.

account42 3y ago
The woman made up shit about some psychics (after finding out the hard way that there is no such thing as a psychic) and then got mad again when she was served some of that same medicine. Sounds more like someone that wanted to avoid the consequences of her own choices rather than a courageous fighter standing up to the big evil corporation.
- kkielhofner 3y ago
  I wasn't commenting on any of these points, I specifically said "I can't speak to the merits or substance of the case". I certainly didn't say anything about going up against an "evil corporation". I'm trying to reference the humanity aspects of the situation, which I've found time and time again seems to be completely lost on HN (see: downvotes). It's called empathy.
  - mattstir 3y ago
    > It's called empathy. I suppose it's just hard for many to feel empathy for someone who would go to such great lengths to avoid the consequences of their own actions. The timeline of events is just insane: Dr. Duffy consults with psychics about a romantic partner, gets upset when the psychics don't guess the true outcome, proceeds to lie about her friend's wife committing suicide due to the psychics, has a few posts about her stalking these psychics published on some no-name website, then spends 12 years getting upset at Google for indexing that website and autocompleting search terms instead of getting upset with the authors of the defamatory posts? Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another, but it's hard for most people to see that chain of events and understand them.
    - kkielhofner 3y ago
      To me this sounds like reason for more empathy. These are not the actions of someone who is well.
      - DrJaniceDuffy 3y ago
        Please see my responses above. There is nothing 'wrong' with my mental health. I went through a depression, got scammed, formed a support group, recovered and fought a corporation that profits from enabling extortion on a website that destroys businesses and individuals and charges thousands of dollars to 'rehabilitate' reputations. There are numerous court judgements in the US that uphold the fact that ripoff report is an extortion racket. Google have known about this racket since 2009 https://www.mattcutts.com/blog/remove-page-from-google/ https://www.mattcutts.com/blog/remove-page-from-google/ I am not a murderer, or pedophile or criminal and at least I stood up for myself and others. Because of the legal precedent that I set (and which was ratified in the High Court) others in common law nations can get content removed. I have been contacted by a number of people who said that in desperation they went to lawyers who were able to reference my legal precedent and get content removed that threatened to destroy their lives and livelihoods.
    - DrJaniceDuffy 3y ago
      Seriously, what would YOU do if you were falsely accused of crimes and it destroyed your ability to work? I made law, with no legal training, and this means that some people who are falsely accused of crimes that are published for the world to see can get it removed. I have been contacted by a lot of people who have been able to get abusive and defamatory content written by ex-partners, for example, removed because of my legal precedent. I would rather stand up for something than be a judgemental asshole!
- DrJaniceDuffy 3y ago
  No, I did not ;make up shit'. I was going through a depression and got scammed. If you look on ripoff report and online there are hundreds of similar complaints. I formed a support group and the posts were designed to stop this because the scammers were losing money from ripping off vulnerable people. Ripoff Report is an extortion racket, I just didn't know it at the time. I have referenced other US court decisions to that effect in other comments. I did not want to turn this into a fight against an 'evil corporation' that was the actions of Google.
DrJaniceDuffy 3y ago
I had no choice....my career was destroyed because of the defamation...Google wanted to crush me rather than give me back my life and ability to work ...and spent millions of dollars on its own legal costs...it is what it is...

account42 3y ago

The woman made up shit about some psychics (after finding out the hard way that there is no such thing as a psychic) and then got mad again when she was served some of that same medicine. Sounds more like someone that wanted to avoid the consequences of her own choices rather than a courageous fighter standing up to the big evil corporation.

kkielhofner 3y ago
I wasn't commenting on any of these points, I specifically said "I can't speak to the merits or substance of the case". I certainly didn't say anything about going up against an "evil corporation". I'm trying to reference the humanity aspects of the situation, which I've found time and time again seems to be completely lost on HN (see: downvotes). It's called empathy.
- mattstir 3y ago
  > It's called empathy. I suppose it's just hard for many to feel empathy for someone who would go to such great lengths to avoid the consequences of their own actions. The timeline of events is just insane: Dr. Duffy consults with psychics about a romantic partner, gets upset when the psychics don't guess the true outcome, proceeds to lie about her friend's wife committing suicide due to the psychics, has a few posts about her stalking these psychics published on some no-name website, then spends 12 years getting upset at Google for indexing that website and autocompleting search terms instead of getting upset with the authors of the defamatory posts? Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of another, but it's hard for most people to see that chain of events and understand them.
  - kkielhofner 3y ago
    To me this sounds like reason for more empathy. These are not the actions of someone who is well.
    - DrJaniceDuffy 3y ago
      Please see my responses above. There is nothing 'wrong' with my mental health. I went through a depression, got scammed, formed a support group, recovered and fought a corporation that profits from enabling extortion on a website that destroys businesses and individuals and charges thousands of dollars to 'rehabilitate' reputations. There are numerous court judgements in the US that uphold the fact that ripoff report is an extortion racket. Google have known about this racket since 2009 https://www.mattcutts.com/blog/remove-page-from-google/ https://www.mattcutts.com/blog/remove-page-from-google/ I am not a murderer, or pedophile or criminal and at least I stood up for myself and others. Because of the legal precedent that I set (and which was ratified in the High Court) others in common law nations can get content removed. I have been contacted by a number of people who said that in desperation they went to lawyers who were able to reference my legal precedent and get content removed that threatened to destroy their lives and livelihoods.
  - DrJaniceDuffy 3y ago
    Seriously, what would YOU do if you were falsely accused of crimes and it destroyed your ability to work? I made law, with no legal training, and this means that some people who are falsely accused of crimes that are published for the world to see can get it removed. I have been contacted by a lot of people who have been able to get abusive and defamatory content written by ex-partners, for example, removed because of my legal precedent. I would rather stand up for something than be a judgemental asshole!
DrJaniceDuffy 3y ago
No, I did not ;make up shit'. I was going through a depression and got scammed. If you look on ripoff report and online there are hundreds of similar complaints. I formed a support group and the posts were designed to stop this because the scammers were losing money from ripping off vulnerable people. Ripoff Report is an extortion racket, I just didn't know it at the time. I have referenced other US court decisions to that effect in other comments. I did not want to turn this into a fight against an 'evil corporation' that was the actions of Google.

DrJaniceDuffy 3y ago

I had no choice....my career was destroyed because of the defamation...Google wanted to crush me rather than give me back my life and ability to work ...and spent millions of dollars on its own legal costs...it is what it is...