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"Arrington has every right to write about what he wants, however he wants to - and to do so without being harassed by the community." The community didn't hara

"Arrington has every right to write about what he wants, however he wants to - and to do so without being harassed by the community." The community didn't harass him, a few nutcases did... depending on your threshold for what constitutes harassment.

fizx 18y ago
I think the point (related to community) is that the community made bitterness, cheap laughs at others' expense, etc. acceptable. Now the nutjobs are only two standard deviations from the mean, instead of four.
- leof 18y ago
  depends on how you define "acceptable". it's hard to publicly punish someone for bad behaviour on a blog but the wave of indignation shows that it's not accepted if someone crosses a line
axod 18y ago
This is getting really boring. If your business model depends on being "well known"/celebrity (37singles, Arrigton, Seth Godin etc), then you have to accept the trappings that come with that. If you're not prepared to accept the bad things, then don't become well known. Simple. Change your business model so it doesn't rely on your personal 'fame'. Sorry, but it's just a fact of life. If you become 'famous', you attract criticism, crackpots, abuse, death threats, etc etc.
- gravitycop 18y ago
  Sorry, but it's just a fact of life. If you become 'famous', you attract criticism, crackpots, abuse, death threats, etc etc. Indeed. A case in point (just one of myriad so): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lindbergh#.22The_Crime_of_the_Century.22 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lindbergh#.22The_Crime_... The Lindberghs eventually grew tired of the never-ending spotlight on the family and came to fear for the safety of their then three-year old second son, Jon. Deciding, therefore, to seek seclusion in Europe, the family sailed from New York under a veil of secrecy on board the SS American Importer in the pre-dawn hours of December 22, 1935.

fizx 18y ago

I think the point (related to community) is that the community made bitterness, cheap laughs at others' expense, etc. acceptable. Now the nutjobs are only two standard deviations from the mean, instead of four.

leof 18y ago
depends on how you define "acceptable". it's hard to publicly punish someone for bad behaviour on a blog but the wave of indignation shows that it's not accepted if someone crosses a line

axod 18y ago

This is getting really boring. If your business model depends on being "well known"/celebrity (37singles, Arrigton, Seth Godin etc), then you have to accept the trappings that come with that. If you're not prepared to accept the bad things, then don't become well known. Simple. Change your business model so it doesn't rely on your personal 'fame'. Sorry, but it's just a fact of life. If you become 'famous', you attract criticism, crackpots, abuse, death threats, etc etc.

gravitycop 18y ago
Sorry, but it's just a fact of life. If you become 'famous', you attract criticism, crackpots, abuse, death threats, etc etc. Indeed. A case in point (just one of myriad so): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lindbergh#.22The_Crime_of_the_Century.22 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Lindbergh#.22The_Crime_... The Lindberghs eventually grew tired of the never-ending spotlight on the family and came to fear for the safety of their then three-year old second son, Jon. Deciding, therefore, to seek seclusion in Europe, the family sailed from New York under a veil of secrecy on board the SS American Importer in the pre-dawn hours of December 22, 1935.