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    1. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Sep 2018
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      Yesterday @JackSmithIV was accused of offenses explicitly described as existing in a "gray area," namely "emotional abuse, manipulation, and gaslighting." Within hours he was publicly disowned by his union and fired. I'm sorry, but there is something wrong with this process.

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    2. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Sep 2018
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      The conduct of the union (@mic_union) is especially galling. Instantly they abandoned any pretense of member protection, and in less than 24 hours management took the cue and he was terminated. What was the point of joining in the first place?

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    3. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Sep 2018
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      Then there's the question of whether Smith's "emotionally manipulative" conduct warranted a months-long, intensive investigation. He might be a total ass in his private affairs, but the key phrase there is "private affairs." Why does the entire internet need to scrutinize this?

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    4. Alex Dooley‏ @akaDooley 25 Sep 2018
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      Hey man this take sucks and you should feel bad and dumb. @jacksmithiv made it his business to be Extremely Online & built a big platform of people who cared about his actions, so it makes sense for the internet to scrutinize. “Public/private” line might as well not exist in 2018

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    5. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Sep 2018
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      "Public/private” line might as well not exist in 2018" -- if true that's extremely disturbing and should be counteracted wherever possible.

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    6.  🚩 orz‏ @nollid_watov 25 Sep 2018
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      you're down to kick it with abusive men as long as they keep it private? are you suggesting that one benefit of union membership is not being held accountable for terrible behavior, be it private or public?

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    7. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Sep 2018
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      Emotional abuse in the context of personal affairs should be dealt with through some kind of private censure/shunning rather than through Twitter and blogs. That's my basic position.

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    8.  🚩 orz‏ @nollid_watov 25 Sep 2018
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      Replying to @mtracey @akaDooley @JackSmithIV

      Fair enough, I think I hear you. I also think that genie is out of the bottle tbh. Private affairs are CONSTANTLY carried out over Twitter and (to a lesser extent) blogs. I also think that his positioning as a public voice for left issues makes this all more publicly relevant

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    9. Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Sep 2018
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      To some extent he probably did invite it, given the public persona. Still, “normalizing” this kind of thing has deleterious social consequences that go well beyond him as an individual.

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    10.  🚩 orz‏ @nollid_watov 25 Sep 2018
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      Replying to @mtracey @akaDooley @JackSmithIV

      Are there consequences that you fear outside of the potential for the paradigm to be abused by deceivers?

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      Michael Tracey‏Verified account @mtracey 25 Sep 2018
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      Replying to @nollid_watov @akaDooley @JackSmithIV

      I think it’s very easy to imagine how allegations of “emotional abuse” being litigated on social media could compound harm, given how complicated and subjective those kinds of allegations often are.

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        2.  🚩 orz‏ @nollid_watov 25 Sep 2018
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          Replying to @mtracey @akaDooley @JackSmithIV

          Harm reduction is a good way to think about it. I think there is a difference between sexual coercion and emotional abuse that is important too. Thanks for your thoughts, I'll be back on l8r.

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        3. Alex Dooley‏ @akaDooley 25 Sep 2018
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          At a high level, I don't disagree per se, given the extremely broad nature of "could compound harm." At a specific level, there's nothing complicated or subjective about the screenshot here; this is textbook emotional abuse & sexual coercion, considering how the evening ended.pic.twitter.com/Khg5zc2i0R

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