Other people have also had negative reactions to the apology (e.g., Habiba here), so maybe I’m in a minority.
My sense is that many people thought the apology was reasonable. Your comment and Ofer’s comment, both of which defend the apology as reasonable, have both 65 Karma which makes them among the most upvoted comments in this whole discussion (both statements are made Jan 13, 11:23 CET). I also think Bostrom’s apology is reasonable (needless to say, I share your and Ofer’s negative reaction to the original email.)
I think it’s much riskier, reputation-wise, to state that one had a positive reaction to the apology than to state that one had a negative one, so we will see more of the latter. I think votes are in this case a more accurate reflection of people’s views.
My sense is that many people thought the apology was reasonable. Your comment and Ofer’s comment, both of which defend the apology as reasonable, have both 65 Karma which makes them among the most upvoted comments in this whole discussion (both statements are made Jan 13, 11:23 CET). I also think Bostrom’s apology is reasonable (needless to say, I share your and Ofer’s negative reaction to the original email.)
I think it’s much riskier, reputation-wise, to state that one had a positive reaction to the apology than to state that one had a negative one, so we will see more of the latter. I think votes are in this case a more accurate reflection of people’s views.