"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
07/17/2015 at 12:52 • Filed to: None
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"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem)
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ELI5: Why are we mad at Gawker? For reporting the actions of this dirt bag? For not naming the other guy so we can research him for science?
For Sweden
> CalzoneGolem
07/17/2015 at 12:55 |
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Accessory to blackmail
DrJohannVegas
> CalzoneGolem
07/17/2015 at 12:55 |
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Just drink your juicebox.
georgechristensen
> CalzoneGolem
07/17/2015 at 12:56 |
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I have no idea why everyone’s suddenly mad either. I’m just happy to see people finally waking up to what a slimeball company they are.
Party-vi
> CalzoneGolem
07/17/2015 at 12:56 |
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Gay Pornstar: Hey Jordan Sargent, I tried to blackmail a prominent businessman and brother to an Obama Administration official, but it didn’t work. Can you help me out him and ruin his life?
Jordan Sargent: Why certainly we can help make good on your threat of blackmailing said executive and relative to a former government official, and we’ll also protect your identity as well because why wouldn’t we protect someone trying to blackmail someone else for personal gain?
*meanwhile, Nick Denton counts all that sweet, sweet ad revenue money*
RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> CalzoneGolem
07/17/2015 at 12:57 |
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Somehow it comes as a shock to see people we knew to be amoral, conniving, psychopathic, schadenfreuding criminality-suborning dickbags acting amorally, conniving, being psycotic, reveling in schadenfreude, suborning possible crime, and being dickbags? I dunno.
HammerheadFistpunch
> Party-vi
07/17/2015 at 12:58 |
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Thanks, I wasn’t planning on reading this article and this clif notes is perfect. Its pretty low.
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CalzoneGolem
> For Sweden
07/17/2015 at 12:59 |
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Well the whole blackmail deal is out the window now that the story is out and let’s be honest here someone would have published this guys story.
Berang
> CalzoneGolem
07/17/2015 at 12:59 |
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For publishing an article based on a single source - who also appears to be a nutjob.
For thinking a story about a man of no real interest to the general public attemping to cheat was worthy of being written about.
For seemingly siding with the nutjob source, who was disgruntled because the man who was going to pay him for sex backed off and had second thoughts when it became obvious the guy he propositioned was an F’n nutjob.
For the possibility that the author dug up dirt on the guy because he works for a rival company.
It’s an exploitative article of no real public interest or value, published unethically, for profit from suckers like you and me who were dumb enough to click on it to see what all the fuss was about.
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CalzoneGolem
> DrJohannVegas
07/17/2015 at 12:59 |
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For Sweden
> CalzoneGolem
07/17/2015 at 13:00 |
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Yeah, and if it would have been someone else, Mr. Sargant wouldn’t be subject to a criminal investigation.
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DrJohannVegas
> CalzoneGolem
07/17/2015 at 13:00 |
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See? Isn’t that better?
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CalzoneGolem
> Party-vi
07/17/2015 at 13:01 |
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This really doesn’t upset me. Perhaps I have been jaded by kinja and the gawkerverse.
erikgrad
> CalzoneGolem
07/17/2015 at 13:02 |
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Okay, you may not agree with his lifestyle (it ain’t my cup o’ tea either), but you certainly don’t know he is a dirt bag, if you are referring to Geithner. He is married, but we certainly don’t know that is wife is unaware of his actions...some marriages have arrangements - diff’rent strokes for diff’rent folks, I say.
Also, this guy is pretty much unknown, except he happens to be CFO at the company that owns reddit, which Gawker seems to bump heads with constantly...so it’s a hit piece on the competition, more or less. And shit journalism. Blame falls at the feet of the chief editor. I’m staying off FP until he is gone, which could be a long ways away...but I will wait patiently
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CalzoneGolem
> Berang
07/17/2015 at 13:03 |
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Ok, but this isn’t the first time that Gawker has done something like this. Possibly even today.
Patrick Nichols
> georgechristensen
07/17/2015 at 13:03 |
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I giggle a little inside when I read that coming from “Rusty Sandusky”
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CalzoneGolem
> DrJohannVegas
07/17/2015 at 13:04 |
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I like juice!
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CalzoneGolem
> RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
07/17/2015 at 13:04 |
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Are we talking about Gawker or CFOs?
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RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht
> CalzoneGolem
07/17/2015 at 13:04 |
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Yes.
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CalzoneGolem
> erikgrad
07/17/2015 at 13:06 |
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Fair enough his wife could certainly be ok or at least tolerant of his actions. Fair point.
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Party-vi
> CalzoneGolem
07/17/2015 at 13:06 |
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I’m not going to lose any sleep over this, but at the same time there was no reason for the article. Gawker ruined the lives of at least 5 people and opened themselves up to litigation.
Svend
> CalzoneGolem
07/17/2015 at 13:08 |
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I want to know why it’s even news. Blackmailing is legally and morally wrong, outing someone is morally wrong, outing and blackmailing when nothing happened but soliciting a meeting (and no more) that never happened is ridiculously wrong.
An amount of money was exchanged but that was it. The ‘escort’ and the writer should both be prosecuted for blackmail and essentially deformation of character as no details were exchanged as to what was expected to happen. We can all guess as to what was expected but as no details were exchanged it's all conjecture.
E92M3
> CalzoneGolem
07/17/2015 at 13:09 |
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I don’t get it either. Can’t say I’m surprised. Gawker is the same as TMZ and National Enquirer IMO. Just a blog for people that live for celebrity/famous people rumors and drama. Which I think is a strange interest. I’m sure THEY would think we are all strange too, talking about cars all day. Yeah they make money by getting clicks. Did anyone think this was a nonprofit?
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Berang
> CalzoneGolem
07/17/2015 at 13:09 |
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I think it’s the hint of hypocrisy in it that makes it more amusing.
But I think the real thing is that though gawker has standards lower than a new york subway, it’s rare they have an article that dips into so many different cesspools of shittiness in one go.
“We don’t even care about maintaining a pretense of credibility you stupid fucking idiots!” seems to be Jordan Sargent’s underlying theme.
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CalzoneGolem
> Berang
07/17/2015 at 13:13 |
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“We don’t even care about maintaining a pretense of credibility you stupid fucking idiots!”
I think this should be their new tagline.