Always be suspicious of moral outrage. #MeToo
is a good example of this. If we examine the actual facts, we generally find that the outrage is excessive.
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You know what I hate about articles related to sexual abuse allegations? It's almost always hard to figure out exactly what is alleged to have happened! Are we supposed to just be satisfied with statements about how the alleged victim feels?
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No, I can't tell whether x was inappropriate or illegal unless I have some idea of what x actually is.
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I think this kind of hiding of facts is done on purpose in order to increase the emotional response.
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Also I'm just going to leave this here. Jim often has good things to say: https://blog.jim.com/culture/unowned-women-should-be-unprotected-and-fair-game/ …
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