Comment by ofjcihen
1 day ago
I agree with your second point but your first point undoes it.
You’re an observer on the internet who knows none of these people and came to a conclusion based on just their words alone. Which is exactly what causes these things to happen.
Let’s be real: absolutely nothing about this situation should lead you to believe them over him.
Everyone judges, and with incomplete information. I don't want to cancel the guy but if my (hypothetical) daughter took an interest in him, I'd make sure she read those two public letters. It would be irresponsible to say "well it's just their words" unless those two women don't exist and it's all made up by an LLM.
At any rate, "he didn't do it" is missing the point I'm trying to make: We shouldn't professionally cancel him even if he's 100% exactly as painted.
I understand and agree with your wider point but again your other point needs to be addressed.
“Well it’s just their words” is exactly the right reaction to have.
There is no other evidence presented whatsoever. It is quite literally just their words.