How relevant is the court of public opinion in a matter like this? Seems like Watsi realized they had more to lose than gain.
Re:An Early Retirement
by trysomething on Wednesday February 26, 2014 @09:11PM
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It might actually be great publicity. Watsi is awesome, but not well known amongst the general populace (who are probably far more likely to donate to dubious organizations like the "christian children's fund").
As Chase Adam said in his startup school speech, Watsi merely has to get people to look at it's patients' pictures and read their stories.
I think you're probably right, but brinkmanship would be incredibly time-consuming, stressful, and distracting. They have more important things to worry about right now.
If your question is, who would win the battle in the court of public opinion? For sure Watsi would win. No doubt in my mind.