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Re:Reddit CEO Calls Out Former Reddit Employee on Reddit by bane on Monday October 06, 2014 @07:29PM (#8418940)
Considering the level of professionalism by the CEO in just posting this kind of strong vindictive statement against an ex-employee who has little to no recourse (who should know better) it's strong evidence not to believe him at all.
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Re:Reddit CEO Calls Out Former Reddit Employee on Reddit by kazinator on Monday October 06, 2014 @07:50PM (#8419013)
Well, "vindictive" doesn't mean "liar". Someone vindictive could nevertheless be honest to a fault; in fact, their honesty could stem from the same source as the vindictiveness against someone who had been dishonest.

It's a kind of guilt-by-association reasoning: if someone has X bad quality, they likely have Y bad quality also. The boy who stole the loaf of bread from the baker must be the one who assaulted the farmer's daughter.

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Re:Reddit CEO Calls Out Former Reddit Employee on Reddit by bane on Monday October 06, 2014 @08:08PM (#8419083)
Actually, you're correct. I shouldn't be associating all bad behaviors to a single bad behavior.
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