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Re:Joi Ito Resigns from M.I.T. Media Lab After Outcry over J... by pvg on Sunday September 08, 2019 @08:22AM (#20910104)
the evidence of him engaging in this behavior warranted him being exiled by MIT at the time

So dude who is (at the time) convicted of a sexual crime involving a minor shows up at MIT Media Lab with a pair of very young, model-looking women assistants, what what are rational moral actors supposed to think? That he's just a railroaded maverick?

Re:Joi Ito Resigns from M.I.T. Media Lab After Outcry over J... by darawk on Monday September 09, 2019 @12:43AM (#20915253)
> So dude who is (at the time) convicted of a sexual crime involving a minor shows up at MIT Media Lab with a pair of very young, model-looking women assistants, what what are rational moral actors supposed to think? That he's just a railroaded maverick?

It was unstated what the age or appearance of the women in question was. If they were of legal age, then they were likely simply escorts, in no need of anyone's rescue. If they appeared to be underage, that likely would have been stated in the article.

Re:Joi Ito Resigns from M.I.T. Media Lab After Outcry over J... by pvg on Monday September 09, 2019 @12:56AM (#20915298)
Someone was troubled enough to resign over this. Like, what the fuck, at his point, man? Every single comment you have posted about this includes some blatant misrepresentation.
Re:Joi Ito Resigns from M.I.T. Media Lab After Outcry over J... by darawk on Monday September 09, 2019 @02:14AM (#20915608)
> Someone was troubled enough to resign over this. Like, what the fuck, at his point, man?

People resign over things all the time. That isn't really evidence of much at all.

> Every single comment you have posted about this includes some blatant misrepresentation

You keep acting like you've made actual points, but you haven't. I'm happy to listen to your point of view, if you actually want to articulate one. You are calling out "misrepresentations". What do you think i've misrepresented?

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Re:Joi Ito Resigns from M.I.T. Media Lab After Outcry over J... by darawk on Monday September 09, 2019 @04:14AM (#20916147)
> You started with conflating whatever happened to Epstein with felon disenfranchisement

I have articulated a justification for that comparison. You making an actual point would be referencing that justification and attempting to debunk it. That's how you make actual points.

> Somewhere in the middle you made up a definition of 'ostracism'.

I made one up? MIT refusing to accept donations from someone is not my definition of ostracism. It is the definition of ostracism. You may believe that that ostracism is justified, but the word's meaning is quite clear.

> Now you're saying a person convicted of sexual abuse of a minor should raise no questions when he brings women half his age to an MIT fundraising meeting.

I did not, in fact, say that.

Re:Joi Ito Resigns from M.I.T. Media Lab After Outcry over J... by pvg on Monday September 09, 2019 @04:30AM (#20916221)
It is the definition of ostracism.

No. Not even close. I left you a lengthy comment about this to which you did not respond.

I have articulated

You're making excuses for a child rapist. Over and over and over. Again, what the fuck, man? Once again, I'm asking you this directly.

Re:Joi Ito Resigns from M.I.T. Media Lab After Outcry over J... by darawk on Tuesday September 10, 2019 @02:14AM (#20925516)
> No. Not even close. I left you a lengthy comment about this to which you did not respond

I responded now. I simply hadn't seen it.

> You're making excuses for a child rapist. Over and over and over. Again, what the fuck, man? Once again, I'm asking you this directly.

I'm not sure why you insist on misreading me. I'm not making excuses for a child rapist. I'm not excusing Epstein's behavior. I'm excusing Ito's behavior.