I need exactly nothing from the former to see that the latter narrative doesn’t add up. It’s not the first time I’ve seen this kind of feigning innocence from “earnest” insiders. Well let’s be charitable and say they simply believe this “our marketing team was so incompetent their evil plans amounted to nothing, all the objectives were achieved through dumb luck” bullshit. Doesn’t change a thing. And no, whether they’re my peer or not adds zero credibility.

This comes from someone who is deeply skeptical of and disagrees with a lot of NYT narratives. I just don’t start a thinly veiled crusade against them whenever they are mentioned.