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Guy explains to CEO of Signal (messaging) that it's going to add "AI" to the service. She says no. He insists, not knowing or caring who he's talking down to.
They’re not. The burden of proof works in a way that the person making a claim (“they’re sexist”) needs to back it up with evidence. They’re not saying he’s definitively not sexist; they’re saying there’s insufficient evidence.
But it’s not unreasonable to suspect sexism, even if we don’t know for sure one way or the other. Suspicious behavior isn’t proof of guilt, but it’s still pretty sus 😒
Okay, but she just responds with the misandrist “why are men”, obviously directly accusing him of being sexist on inconclusive circumstantial evidence. That’s going well beyond “suspecting” him of anything.
They’re making accusations based on reasonable suspicion. That’s still not going beyond suspicion - it’s not like anyone is calling for any action to be taken against him. He’s not losing his job, or being doxxed, or has protesters outside his house.
It’s just an accusation in the extremely low stakes Court of public opinion.
I was entertained to see someone get their comeuppance.
I was disappointed to see someone else immediately go sexist on the post.
I am now doubly disappointed that we’re not better than that person, here.
Sometimes an idiot is just an idiot. Leave room for people to grow into, okay?
And sometimes idiots are sexist.
Why are you dismissing this as a possibility?
They’re not. The burden of proof works in a way that the person making a claim (“they’re sexist”) needs to back it up with evidence. They’re not saying he’s definitively not sexist; they’re saying there’s insufficient evidence.
But it’s not unreasonable to suspect sexism, even if we don’t know for sure one way or the other. Suspicious behavior isn’t proof of guilt, but it’s still pretty sus 😒
Okay, but she just responds with the misandrist “why are men”, obviously directly accusing him of being sexist on inconclusive circumstantial evidence. That’s going well beyond “suspecting” him of anything.
They’re making accusations based on reasonable suspicion. That’s still not going beyond suspicion - it’s not like anyone is calling for any action to be taken against him. He’s not losing his job, or being doxxed, or has protesters outside his house.
It’s just an accusation in the extremely low stakes Court of public opinion.