[...] The most important thing we want to clarify is that as far as we are concerned, at least, individuals should feel free to share their experiences or criticise Geoff or the organisations.
[… T]his document was never legally binding, was only signed by just over half of you, and almost none of you are current employees, so you are under no obligation to follow this document or the clarified interpretation here. [...]
I’m really happy to see this! Though I was momentarily confused by the “so” here—why would there be less moral obligation to uphold an agreement, just because the agreement isn’t legally binding, some other people involved didn’t sign it, and the signatory has switched jobs? Were those stipulated as things that would void the agreement?
My current interpretation is that Matt’s trying to say something more like ‘We never took this agreement super seriously and didn’t expect you to take it super seriously either, given the wording; we just wanted it as a temporary band-aid in the immediate aftermath of Leverage 1.0 dissolving, to avoid anyone taking hasty action while tensions were still high. Here’s a bunch of indirect signs that the agreement is no big deal and doesn’t have moral force years later in a very different context: (blah).’ It’s Bayesian evidence that the agreement is no big deal, not a deductive proof that the agreement is ~void. Is that right?
I’m really happy to see this! Though I was momentarily confused by the “so” here—why would there be less moral obligation to uphold an agreement, just because the agreement isn’t legally binding, some other people involved didn’t sign it, and the signatory has switched jobs? Were those stipulated as things that would void the agreement?
My current interpretation is that Matt’s trying to say something more like ‘We never took this agreement super seriously and didn’t expect you to take it super seriously either, given the wording; we just wanted it as a temporary band-aid in the immediate aftermath of Leverage 1.0 dissolving, to avoid anyone taking hasty action while tensions were still high. Here’s a bunch of indirect signs that the agreement is no big deal and doesn’t have moral force years later in a very different context: (blah).’ It’s Bayesian evidence that the agreement is no big deal, not a deductive proof that the agreement is ~void. Is that right?