That’s a silly response. I don’t think Rossmann is really a force for good. He kvetches about New York incessantly for years, moves to Austin with much fanfare about how much better and more free Texas is, now kvetches incessantly about Austin. When manufacturers don’t open their devices enough, he complains; when they do, he complains. No matter the subject, he is impossible to please.

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xerox13ster 2 days ago | parent | next [-]

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rafram 2 days ago | parent [-]

You don't need to be a pop star to have an opinion on Beyoncé.

(And no, I haven't publicly spoken about American consumer rights, but I have been interviewed in the "newspaper of record" as a representative of an organization that works to end a genocide. If that counts!)

	▲	ninjagoo 2 days ago \| parent [-]
		> And no, I haven't publicly spoken about American consumer rights, but I have been interviewed in the "newspaper of record" as a representative of an organization that works to end a genocide. If that counts! That does count, yes. It also doesn't change the fact that publicly posting such a strong negative view of Rossmann context-free amounts to an ad-hominem, unless you link that negative opinion to a good reason on why his take on Google's harmful actions shouldn't be a topic of discussion. Otherwise it just comes across as an attempt to suppress his views or get people to discount his views. A tactic you're likely familiar with, from being a target of it. Which makes it all the more surprising that you would wield it yourself, against a consumer advocate no less.