“vengeful billionaire” -> what you have to be if you want “justice” (if that’s what you call it) rather, if you want the courts (so justice) to work in your favor.
…& here I thought OJ proved that the courts were Just Us for the rich in the 90’s…
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if you want to critique a feminist for doing her feminism wrong, there is one word which you do not use
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Great point actually. That was dumb. It can be a bit hard to criticize the particular angle I’m thinking of without accidentally sounding like 4chan.
My point being is there’s a distinct difference between some of their… more rage based and quickly forgotten posts and the far more substantive work. The good shit is pretty well diminished, and more easily dismissed based on the gossipy shit and the clickbate articles and hashtag activism. There are still writers there that are, I feel, vital. But there’s so much bullshit involved I kind of do my best to avoid it till trusted venues start to recommend particular pieces.
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I’ll be sad if Jalopnik and Io9 get canned. Even if both have lost some great writers recently, there’s still a bunch of people I want to read.
As for the other bits, I never really read them.
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And Jalopnik. The thought of no more Torchinsky articles makes me sad.
(though Jalopnik was far, far better before Denton got his mitts on it. Obviously)
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And many observers, most of them actual lawyers, have said the decision in that case is a bad one at odds with legal precedent.
[/quote]That’s in regards to the Floridian law itself more than the case from all I’ve read they feel the Supreme Court would strike down such a law. It’s not so clear cut though, because the closest precedents would be about using his likeness and not literally publishing secretly filmed pornography to make money. I’m not an expert, but people in my personal life who are lawyers say it’s murky waters for a 1st amendment defense.
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Hogan settled with the guy who convinced him to fuck his wife, secretly filmed it, then deliberately leaked it for $5k.
[/quote]I have heard nothing about Bubba the Love Sponge leaking it himself, and googling news only says a disgruntled employee did it. If he did leak it himself then it changes my opinion entirely because it’s essentially the Erin Andrews case.
Perhaps that bit is rumor, but why would an employee have access to private fuck tapes? But the fact remains that Groddy McRadioshow secretly filmed Hogan. And other venues have published the video or stills of the same. Some before Gawker. Hogan hasn’t gone after any of them. By essentially waving off the culpability of the most culpable person Hogan invites the question of “why Gawker”. Thiel’s vendetta offers a possible answer.
For the initial suit yes. But the Thiel angle may make for a more compelling 1st amendment case.
Like I said, I’m torn. Gawker was certainly the most brazen about refusing to remove the video, but it is likely because of Thiel that Gawker was targeted in such a high-profile suit.
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Well, that seems stupid. Kind I’d a waste of at least part of $135,000,000
It’s not the other blogs, just gawker itself. Jezebel, io9, Deadspin, etc., etc, are still up and running past next week, from how I understand it.
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That’s my understanding as well. Univision bought it all, and only wants to drop the Gawker line. I’m not sure I could blame them.
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io9 was clearlly the best of the bunch, though I think it hasn’t been the same since Annalee Newitz and Charlie Jane Anders left…
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I’ve always thought that the mother ship was kind of, well, central, especially with all the cross posts. I miss io9 being a distinct entity, though.
I generally like the Gawker properties - they are some of the last major tech and culture sites with robust commenting. Kinja lacks the community of the discourse system, but as more and more platforms dump comments because they don’t know how to manage a culture, commenting is becoming much more rare.
Websites with robust comment systems get my eyeballs for much longer. FB comments for websites suck, and are evidence that merely having real (sounding) names does not impose quality or civility on a discussion. I value quality comments very much for perspective and entertainment, even on websites where I don’t comment myself, and I wonder if the acquisition by Univision will mean the end of Kinja.
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I’ve actually been pleasantly surprised the last couple times I’ve read Kotaku comments. I don’t know if I’ve just been lucky or what, but I thought that place used to be a cesspool.
Why can’t Thiel just stalk the alleys in a cowl and beat up thugs like the other vengeful tech billionaire with taste for vigilante justice
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