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Well, I guess the blog hiatus I mentioned yesterday didn’t last too long - my old friend Dave Winer has gone and done something outrageously stupid, even for Dave (and that’s saying something). After a couple of posts in which he made cryptic comments about someone s
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Mathew
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Weirdness tends to follow the money :-)
Paul: I think you're improperly implying a moral equivalence. Here's a simple point: Dave had the option of saying "My lawyer was too aggressive, I apologize and withdraw any threat of litigation." He didn't. Or anything close to it. That's just one profound asymmetry (that the target had been derided as a "lackey" and "sycophant" is to me another telling point as to why we are dealing with abuse and not equals).
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Get into any topical discussion out here in the wild, something strikes a chord and bam, the e-pinions hit the fan.
I dont' think Rogers should have posted the attorney's letter. I do not think for a moment that Dave is above distortion by his virtual self.
When the chord resonates, the virtual self can emotionally flog the keyboard and at that moment none of us is above distortion - that includes Rogers and the rest of us.
It comes down to a matter of perception I think. I try to be fair, AND I ‘viturally’ do not perceive Dave to be as bad as his detractors do. I ‘virtually’ do not perceive Rogers to be as pure of heart as his supporters do.
Virtually it is interesting. Personally does it really matter? Not much.
Two important words here, communication and trust. Another two words - money and power often get in their way.