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Re:On managing outrage in Silicon Valley by wutbrodo on Monday August 07, 2017 @06:21PM (#14951742)
Eh, I pretty strongly disagree. My complaint is against people who claim the mantle of being obviously, factually correct while being so incredibly dismissive of attempts to figure out what's true vs what's convenient. Judging facts on how they contribute to your ideology is a way of approaching the world that's precisely ass-backwards.

This is entirely independent of how morally-weighted the question is: in fact, the more morally-weighted an issue is, the more you should want to make sure that you're being conscientious in your approach to it, and the more disgusting I find this lack of interest in the concept of honesty vs "do what you need to in order to win". The worst part is that, if you're wrong, what you're "winning" isn't a good thing at all!

Re:On managing outrage in Silicon Valley by pnathan on Monday August 07, 2017 @08:30PM (#14952452)
My point was that I have a big sympathy for people who do see it as a moral issue, because of the very real consequences.

I do understand what you're saying. I think I disagree with some what you're saying, but I think I significantly agree with you in spirit. Anyway. I have to head out and stop reading internet forums. :)