On 03/08/07, Michael Snow <wikipedia(a)att.net> wrote:
Armed Blowfish wrote:
I seem to recall people asking not that long ago
why I use Tor. I
believe I just answered the question.
I seem to recall people asking not that long ago why Jayjg publicly
exposed CharlotteWebb's use of Tor. There's a certain irony in him now
being so vociferously criticized for forwarding messages to this list on
behalf of another Tor user, whose situation also played into the
arguments in the CharlotteWebb case.
I believe the relevant Aesop's Fable is 'The Man, the Boy, and the Donkey':
http://www.aesopfables.com/cgi/aesop1.cgi?3&TheMantheBoyandtheDonkey
Which isn't to say that I don't appreciate Jayjg's recent help: I do.
I would hope that this settles the question of his
oft-questioned
motives for such controversial actions, whatever their wisdom. As tired
as I am of the interminable discussion surrounding each of these
incidents, this contrast is a useful reminder that people are complex
beings with many motivating factors behind their decisions. When we
"know" each other only online and then often through pseudonyms, it is
basically impossible to divine these motivations. *That* is why it is so
critical to assume good faith, and why the thoroughgoing failure to do
so on this list has poisoned so many discussions for so long. It would
in fact suffice to respond to people in ways that avoid assuming
anything about their good faith or bad faith, but disappointingly few
people seem capable of that. Remember that assumptions of bad faith are
often manifest in the tone of the response.
--Michael Snow
I prefer to assume everyone is human - the good, the bad and the ugly. : )
Armed Blowfish