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Drew DeVault has officially lost it

Drew DeVault has officially lost it

Posted Jan 29, 2025 20:49 UTC (Wed) by Wol (subscriber, #4433)
In reply to: Drew DeVault has officially lost it by jzb
Parent article: FOSDEM keynote causes concerns

> I thought it was pretty clear, but I'll elaborate: saying that a person should not be "given visibility...to ensure his own safety" can be read as a veiled threat against them.

And I hate to have to point it out, but it can equally be read as a warning that "you are painting a target on your back".

You are falling into the BBC "balanced coverage" trap. Where people who don't understand what is going on believe that ANY logical argument that makes sense deserves equal coverage. Never mind that some of those arguments clearly belong in some alternate scientific reality.

Which is heaver? A pound of feaathers? A pound of lead? It's obviously a pound of lead, because if you drop them together the lead will hit the ground first.

You're journalists. If you're doing your job PROPERLY you can't jump to conclusions, and I'm afraid I think you have. Yes this could have been a threat. But I don't think so - to me it reads as a clear warning - "you're asking for trouble, AND NOT FROM ME!"

Cheers,
Wol


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