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Linwei Ding was a Google software engineer. Also an alledged prolific thief

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• sandspar 3y ago
  They use his Chinese-sounding name in the title. The rumblings of war.
  • sgift 3y ago
    It's his name. Which other name should they have used?
    • umeshunni 3y ago
      The usual formula for clickbait articles like this is to just say "He was a Google engineer. He was also a prolific thief" so that you don't get any information from the headline. In this case, the editor has made an explicit decision to use his name to maximize outrage.
      • djmips 3y ago
        It does play on racial stereotypes where one would think it's more likely that if someone is stealing IP for China they have a Chinese name but I'm sure that's not always true.
      • wolverine876 3y ago
        Is there any evidence for the 'usual formula' or the editor's reasoning? It seems that the parent comment is written to maximize outrage.
      • justinclift 3y ago
        Wouldn't US clickbait articles generally include the skin colour of the person instead?
• lazyeye 3y ago
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