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What specific part are you saying was not “clear-cut”? The analysis of Damore’s rant?

The rant is, well, a mess. If something is a mess that doesn’t mean that it’s 100% wrong. It contains unsubstantiated claims and logical leaps mixed in with observations and logically justified conclusions. You know, a mess.

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Yes. I thought the article wrote it off as being a hater spouting nonsense, whereas in my estimation it was a mix of good points and nonsense by a mostly well-meaning but jaded human.

An honest assessment would get less clicks and thus less revenue for whoever is publishing on the topic.

You need to lean all in on either the “he’s a toxic male” narrative or the “woke leftists are ruining everything” narrative for your website to make money.

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