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> Possible translation: after a lot of people with nothing better to do took offense at a tech article, I took it down because: 1) I don't want to be hated, 2)
by brazzy 14y ago
> Possible translation: after a lot of people with nothing better to do took offense at a tech article, I took it down because: 1) I don't want to be hated, 2) I don't want to lose my job, 3) I can't be bothered to even argue against the flock.
Which part of "reasonable complaints about the gender-oriented nature of this article [..] from people I respect very much" implies that to you?
> This thing is getting out of hand.
This isn't helping.
- coldtea 14y ago>Which part of "reasonable complaints about the gender-oriented nature of this article [..] from people I respect very much" implies that to you? All of it. It's a public apology for something he did in good faith and was never problematic for him until the complaints forced him to take it down. So I read the "reasonable complaints [...] from people I respect very much" as: "some people I don't wish to annoy and otherwise respect have been bothering me with this shit, so, fine, I give up". I was clear that it's my interpretation, it doesn't have to be what he feels. But, then again, it _could_ be. I don't always take what people say at face value. The same way when you read a politicians statement you sometimes just know he means the opposite or something different.
- neya 14y agoDude, my humble advice - don't feed him/her. It's a troll, just check out the previous comments.
- brazzy 14y agoAh, yes. Expressing the same opinion multiple times within a discussion is trolling. At least when you disagree. Really classy.
- brazzy 14y agoNot taking things at face value is one thing, putting words into people's mouths that directly contradict what they actually said is something entirely else, and pretty damn toxic - just ignore what people say and assume they meant something that fits your view of things. Not a way to have a rational discussion.