Gawker.com go bye-bye

Yes, the repressed irresponsible "journalists" deserve our support.

Thiel is a nut job. (And not the only one getting cash in this, by the way.) Gawker should've been taken to the cleaners. The two aren't mutually exclusive.

 

Because most people see it as a perfect storm that won't be repeated, so fuck Gawker and the horse they rode in on.

 

You're probably right. Billionaires never attempt to take advantage of favorable legal precedent.

 

I'll weep for the trampling of our Constitution when the next such incident takes place. Which will be never.

 

Yep.

 

Hopefully not.

 

Something that amazes me about this case is how little effort was seeming put into finding the source of the leak. The $30 million beneficiary is a huckster whose done all he can to stay in the spotlight, and has a track record of being full of shit. The tape was filmed at the home and with the wife of an attention-starved shock-jock with a long track record of being full of shit. The leak itself doesn't pass the smell test.

This precedent scares the hell out of me. Thiel's NYT op-ed was ominous. He writes journalists have "nothing to fear" from him, but he clearly believes himself arbiter of the 1st Amendment. Don't misconstrue this as a defense of A.J. Daulerio's editorial judgment (or lack thereof). I'm fearful of people with God complexes and unlimited resources being able to spam critical outlets with suits until something sticks.

 

Nick Denton, Peter Thiel, and the Plot to Murder Gawker

 

That was an interesting read. Found it particularly satisfying how many times Denton tucked his tail bt his legs and tried to reach out to Thiel to try and assuage him, all for not. Outing guys because you think it's your duty? What kind of fucked up shit is that? They got everything they had coming to them and then some. Typical quote from Craggs: "Nick Denton was the best boss I ever had. Oh, and fuck Nick Denton." So hip.

 

Aaaaaaaand here come the unintended (or celebrated, depending on your point of view) consequences.

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