People Staring at Computers

Re:People Staring at Computers by bbarnett on Monday July 12, 2021 @05:09AM (#27808449)

I think, as soon as he became the actor as well, he ceased being "the messager" in the terms of solely passing on a message.

Put another way, "shoot the messenger" is a phrase used when an unbiased person, merely delivering a message of bias/harm from another, is attacked for the message.

You are not a messenger, when you perform the act/deed/thing yourself.

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Re:People Staring at Computers by NotEvil on Monday July 12, 2021 @06:24AM (#27808858)

That is what I don't understand why he can't be a messenger and an actor at the same time.

Everything doesn't have to be black and white you know

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Re:People Staring at Computers by SamoyedFurFluff on Monday July 12, 2021 @07:47AM (#27809302)

Then it isn’t shooting the messenger because they’re also an actor? Being a messenger doesn’t grant someone immunity from being critiqued for doing unethical things.

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Re:People Staring at Computers by NotEvil on Thursday July 15, 2021 @08:11AM (#27843807)

No, it don't. But being an actor doesn't mean an individual can't be an messanger doing something in good faith.

"Dooing good, through bad methods"

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