We are what we do. That's about the only rule that seems to stand up.
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It's also something that should be dismissed as mere platitude precisely because of things like this. I know Jonah personally. Many of us do. Most of us have no reason to believe he is capable of something like this. Yet, here we are.
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Someone being nice and friendly and even helpful in a professional or casual setting can suggest good things about a person, but it establishes nothing. And we should thus be wary, always, of going too far when praising the character and nature of people we don't perfectly know.
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Again: we are what we do. Not what we say we are. Not what our friends or colleagues say we are and not the impression or image we cultivate. We are what we do. That's all that ultimately matters. That's all that truly reveals. /fin
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A side effect of this is that it can further serve to shame and/or silence victims. You still sometimes see, "If you don't like [Charitable or entertaining] Player X then you're doing it wrong," or some variation. Think how that sounds to someone who has been harmed by Player X.
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