@PhilosophyExp @SIN_Notung similarly you could say "gamergate" was started by a right winger so it is a right wing tag. It isnt
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@PhilosophyExp@JakCharlton What I mean is - all those who actually wanted to "cancel Colbert" were nutters, not just Park.
@SIN_Notung @JakCharlton Right, but origins were clear, and outcome in terms of Park's profile were predictable, therefore...
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@PhilosophyExp@JakCharlton ...so it could happen I guess. Ok - well we should judge each case on its merits then! :p -
@SIN_Notung@JakCharlton Exactly! :)
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@philosophyexp@sin_notung the fallacy still stands, cannot judge the current state of something by its origins - may or may not agree -
@JakCharlton I think the things I was talking about commit a genetic fallacy - but I accept that origins might be significant in some cases. -
@sin_notung origins can be relevant to explain the current situation, can even be the same, but are not guaranteed to - hence the fallacy -
@JakCharlton Right exactly - and in this case the origins do not discredit the concerns that almost everyone on the hashtag has. -
@sin_notung as per the common case of these things, cherry picking is rife to prove/disprove the origin/intent, avoiding arguing the 'now'
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