Robert Scoble: “I apologize.”

Post by Cyph0n » Sat, Oct 21, 2017, 4:28 AM UTC

oculusforever wrote: post #40

aaron-lebo wrote: post #31

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why was Redesk CEO Guy Pearson looking to hire someone for a speaking engagement the day after they were accused of sexual assault? I stole that from Twitter, but it's not a good look. Did he just not really care or did he figure that he could act duplicitous and insert himself into a situation that has nothing to do with him? Who benefits from that? Would rather not make this comment at all because there's an actual…

you don't know what the timestamps are, he probably asked him the previous day or even a week ago.

Post by Mz » Sat, Oct 21, 2017, 4:34 AM UTC

discoursism wrote: post #26

Mz wrote: post #17

Well, it is sort of weak. But: A) How many actually good examples do we have to draw upon? Most such things are pretty blatant attempts at saving face. This at least has some sincerity to it. B) He isn't justifying, excusing or denying. He did quit drinking already, which is perhaps the most important thing he could do to prove he is taking it seriously that he needs to stop hurting other people. He is fairly realist…

> Amends are really hard to do. I'd just once love to see one of these abusers make some kind of serious penance. I mean something that costs more than a few words written on a page. Donating x% of their wealth to organizations of the victim's choosing (where x is a fraction large enough to be uncomfortable), entering some kind of monastic or hermetic lifestyle for more than a day or two, committing to X hours of ano…

Post by tptacek » Sat, Oct 21, 2017, 4:37 AM UTC

ironchef253 wrote: post #44

Imagine the 30+ year backlog of material across all the rich and powerful men in Silicon Valley. What is going to be left once all of that is outed?

Post by KGIII » Sat, Oct 21, 2017, 4:38 AM UTC

dfabulich wrote: post #38

oculusforever wrote: post #29

He's not even a little sorry. He's apologized like 5 times for this stuff: https://techcrunch.com/2017/10/20/robert-scoble-has-allegedl...

A real apology requires a clear statement of what you did wrong, why it was wrong, and what exactly you'll do better in the future. This apology doesn't even say what he did wrong. (He "damaged trust," "caused pain," "behaved in ways that were inappropriate.") He didn't admit that he sexually harassed anyone, say nothing of sexual assault. Without a clear admission of what he did, I have no idea if he knows why it wa…

Post by sidcool » Sat, Oct 21, 2017, 4:39 AM UTC