He explicitly said that he sent an emotional and unthinking tweet.
This seems to me like also what you do if youâre in an elaborate game of secretly communicating hate. I think a sensible prior is that more people are emotional and unthinking than playing an elaborate game, but I donât think his claims about his own intentions are strong evidence here.
Also, while âelaborate game of secretly communicating hateâ is a pretty weird and specific hypothesis, I think weâve also seen evidence from time to time that some people are very much doing it, so I donât think itâs unreasonable for people to suspect it (e.g. I think of the things Lee Atwater said about switching from being openly racist to covertly racist in US politics).
This seems to me like also what you do if youâre in an elaborate game of secretly communicating hate. I think a sensible prior is that more people are emotional and unthinking than playing an elaborate game, but I donât think his claims about his own intentions are strong evidence here.
Also, while âelaborate game of secretly communicating hateâ is a pretty weird and specific hypothesis, I think weâve also seen evidence from time to time that some people are very much doing it, so I donât think itâs unreasonable for people to suspect it (e.g. I think of the things Lee Atwater said about switching from being openly racist to covertly racist in US politics).