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> He noticed ruefully that a few days earlier the woman – her name was Adria Richards – had herself tweeted a stupid penis joke. She’d suggested to a friend tha
by throwawayaway 12y ago
> He noticed ruefully that a few days earlier the woman – her name was Adria Richards – had herself tweeted a stupid penis joke. She’d suggested to a friend that he put socks down his pants to bewilder TSA agents at the airport.
Lot of hypocrisy here! Neither person deserved to lose their job, the whole situation seems to have gotten completely out of hand. Funny how even the smallest hint of acknowledgement or response can keep the snowball rolling.
- maxerickson 12y agoThis guy is doing a great job promoting his book. I guess the discussion here won't be real different than this recent one: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9085680 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9085680 It will certainly be interesting to watch the mechanics of internet mobs evolve as people get a better idea of the potential consequences of them.
- throwawayaway 12y agoPeople who have been through the wringer on these subjects fight pretty hard in "nymwars". I personally try very hard to keep my real name off the internet. I don't think there's an easy solution to the downsides of viral publishing. About Jon Ronson's writing, I pretty much detested "Them" because of how he ridicules the conspiracy theorists at the start of the book. He goes on to spy on the Bilderburg group and the Bohemian Grove and comes away with a "so what" conclusion. At the start of the book his attitude was ridicule, that no such meetings take place. Maybe I'm just mentally unflexible, but maybe if he stayed around for a bit longer for meat and bones discussion instead of engaging in idle chit chat he'd have a different opinion. Also similar to "so what" attitude in Four Lions the film, he badly underestimates the Finsbury Park mosque crowd.
- Torgo 12y agoRonson did an interview with Alex Jones where they both talked about what they saw when they infiltrated Bohemian Grove. It was fascinating to see a complete conspiracy denialist debate with a complete conspiracy true-believer. It was a serious Rashomon moment.
- r721 12y agoEven bigger discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9039274 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9039274
- moomin 12y agoOne was a professional context, one wasn't.
- throwawayaway 12y agoi would wager that most people feel a private conversation at a convention is less a professional context than getting on the twitter megaphone, i certainly do.
- TheHypnotist 12y agoSo is her twitter not used ever in a professional context? Or does she get to pick and choose which statements are and aren't in said context?