I want to note a specific pattern that I’ve noticed. I am not commenting on this particular matter overall; the events with Nonlinear may or may not be an instance of the pattern. It goes like this:
Fred does something unethical / immoral.
People start talking about how Fred did something bad.
Fred complains that people should not be talking the way they are talking, and Fred specifically invokes the standard of the court system, saying stuff like “there’s a reason courts presume innocence / allow the accused to face the accuser / give a right to a defense attorney / have discovery / have the right to remain silent / right to avoid incriminating oneself / etc. etc.”.
Fred’s implication is that people shouldn’t be talking the way they’re talking because it’s unjust.
… Of course, this pattern could also happen when step 1 is Fred not doing something bad; and either way, maybe Fred is right… But I suspect that in reality, Fred uses this as a way of isolated demands for rigor.
I want to note a specific pattern that I’ve noticed. I am not commenting on this particular matter overall; the events with Nonlinear may or may not be an instance of the pattern. It goes like this:
Fred does something unethical / immoral.
People start talking about how Fred did something bad.
Fred complains that people should not be talking the way they are talking, and Fred specifically invokes the standard of the court system, saying stuff like “there’s a reason courts presume innocence / allow the accused to face the accuser / give a right to a defense attorney / have discovery / have the right to remain silent / right to avoid incriminating oneself / etc. etc.”.
Fred’s implication is that people shouldn’t be talking the way they’re talking because it’s unjust.
… Of course, this pattern could also happen when step 1 is Fred not doing something bad; and either way, maybe Fred is right… But I suspect that in reality, Fred uses this as a way of isolated demands for rigor.