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I think you misread. slg was saying that that the Twitter user was attacking MKBHD's character, not that MKBHD was somehow attacking the product's character.

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Is that true? From the parent comment: “it is attacking someone's character rather than a product”.

The twitter guy is saying mkbhd is attacking the creator of the product’s character.

You have the wrong read of what I said. To summarize the situation:

MKBHD: This is "The Worst Product I Have Ever Reviewed…For Now".

Vassallo: It is "distasteful, almost unethical" to criticize a product like that.

Me: No, the way Vassallo challenged MKBHD's character is "distasteful, almost unethical".

Yeah, that's what I personally got on my second reading of your comment. Though I did skim the first time.

The transition from explaining Vassallo's argument to explaining the problem with Vassallo's argument is a bit abrupt. It's not immediately clear whether you're referring to Vassallo or MKBHD at that point.

I think maybe a line break around "It is fundamentally", or switching the pronoun to a proper noun, might help it parse better. Overall I liked the way you worded it.

Vassallo: It’s distasteful (and maybe unethical) to use a sensational title like that when you know millions of people will only see the headline and never watch the full review.

You mean just like you just did with YC?

It would be if I said YC is the worst thing you could do with your life.

If MKBHD’s title was Why you shouldn’t buy the pin, it would have been better.

But I accept this interpretation is subjective. That’s why I said “I find that…”

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