I normally am loathe to endorse takes like this but also WBE, who Austin is extended a warm hand of friendship towards, is by self-description an egregiously evil, manipulative, and destructive person. There's "showing grace to flawed people" and then there's "abject insanity" and we are firmly in the latter territory. I try very hard to be charitable and find the mitigating factors and I'm somewhat stunned at how hard they are to find here.
Joshua Achiam backs criticism of WBE and calls him destructive
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Joshua Achiam says he is normally reluctant to endorse such takes, but he argues that WBE, whom Austin is friendly with, describes himself as egregiously evil, manipulative, and destructive.
He says the case for mitigating factors is hard to find, moving beyond showing grace to flawed people. The post quotes @astridwilde calling for WBE's removal from leadership and a boycott of Mox and Manifund events.
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Get this man out of leadership 1. He controls a central community space and org 2. Invites Caroline Ellison to work there??? First red flag 3. Openly expresses adoration for the writings of an infamously self admitted serial rapist Boycott Mox and Manifund events until he's outView quoted post on X
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