Slate Star Codex isn't just a really important blog with countless classic essays on it -- it's an important piece of internet history. I have no idea why the NYT would deem it necesary to doxx Scott Alexander, but they better have a DAMN good reason.https://twitter.com/mattparlmer/status/1275330659523989504 …
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Replying to @jessesingal
According to Scott’s reddit comments, the reporter says it’s policy to only print full names.
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And yet they were happy to refer to the host of Chapo Traphouse exclusively by his pseudonym "Virgil Texas".
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The distinction I think the New York Times draws between VT and SA is that VT uses his pseudonym both online and in his occupation while SA doesn't use his pseudonym occupationally. It strikes me as a fig leaf.
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Replying to @nicholasjervey @Gossenphilosoph and
Virgil's occupation is basically blogging so not seeing the big diff here
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