Episode 18: A Reckoning Is Afoot, A Rattled Rationalist, A False Karening, And A Troubled Liberal Enclave
Blocked and Reported
Katie Herzog and Jesse Singal
4.6 • 4.1K Ratings
🗓️ 27 June 2020
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
A reckoning is afoot, as Jesse finally confronts Katie over her abusive managerial style. After the hosts get that out of the way, they proceed into a discussion about The New York Times' decision to publish the famed rationalist blogger Scott Alexander's full name -- and the rather effective-seeming countermeasure Alexander pulled in response. Then they move onto a broader conversation about journalistic ethics with regard to naming subjects against their will, and Katie talks about the time she was publicly shamed for trying to defend someone against a public shaming. In the second segment, the hosts discuss a New York Times story about a Minneapolis neighborhood's difficulties living up to its stated values, and, by working through about their own views about when to call the police, establish the podcast's formal Cop Policy.
Show notes/Links:
Amazon: The AI Does Not Hate You: Superintelligence, Rationality and the Race to Save the World by Tom Chivers - https://www.amazon.com/Does-Not-Hate-You-Superintelligence-ebook/dp/B07K258VCV
Slate Star Codex: NYT Is Threatening My Safety By Revealing My Real Name, So I Am Deleting The Blog - https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/06/22/nyt-is-threatening-my-safety-by-revealing-my-real-name-so-i-am-deleting-the-blog/
Slate Star Codex (archive): I Can Tolerate Anything Except For The Outgroup - http://archive.is/https://slatestarcodex.com/2014/09/30/i-can-tolerate-anything-except-the-outgroup/
Twitter: @keikoinboston on Karlos Dillard's scam: https://twitter.com/keikoinboston/status/1276780086545592320
The New York Times: A Minneapolis Neighborhood Vowed to Check Its Privilege. It’s Already Being Tested. - https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/24/us/minneapolis-george-floyd-police.html
Slate Star Codex (archive): Sort by Controversial - http://archive.is/https://slatestarcodex.com/2018/10/30/sort-by-controversial/
The Stranger: A Slur, a Suicide Attempt, and Guns Akimbo - https://www.thestranger.com/slog/2020/02/25/42967202/a-slur-a-suicide-attempt-and-guns-akimbo
Amazon: Self-Care: A Novel by Leigh Stein - https://www.amazon.com/Self-Care-Novel-Leigh-Stein/dp/0143135198/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
Eventbrite: EXTREMELY ONLINE conversation for SELF CARE - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/extremely-online-conversation-for-self-care-tickets-109886766276
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| 0:00.0 | Hey Jesse, how's it going? |
| 0:04.0 | It's going great Katie. |
| 0:05.0 | Would you like to know why it's going great? |
| 0:06.7 | I would love to. |
| 0:07.7 | A reckoning is a foot. |
| 0:08.7 | Would you like to know who's reckoning is a foot? |
| 0:10.3 | I'm a little nervous about this, but I suppose so. |
| 0:13.6 | Katie, your reckoning is a foot. |
| 0:14.9 | My reckoning? |
| 0:15.9 | Mine? |
| 0:16.9 | What did I do? |
| 0:17.9 | Your reckoning. |
| 0:18.9 | Your particular reckoning. |
| 0:19.9 | There have been other reckoning, but your reckoning is a foot. |
| 0:22.6 | Will you let me explain? |
| 0:23.6 | You're going to continue interrupting me. |
| 0:25.6 | I suppose I have to. |
| 0:26.8 | Katie, as you're aware around the country, there's been a reckoning with workplace |
| 0:29.9 | microaggressions of every shape, size, and color. |
| 0:32.9 | I have heard this. |
| 0:34.4 | Rumors have been circulating about the bought, blocked, and reported workplace, our virtual |
| 0:38.3 | office. |
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