So you're defending him, not knowing what he did, not knowing about how he got people together to harass people to the point they had to leave the industry, and then also surrounded himself with people to believe his side of the story to ignore those trying to raise these issues?
Of course I'll defend Zak. I'm a sinner. I've done things wrong. If I were in Nazi Germany in WII, I probably would have gone along with the Holocaust.
I'm not saying he didn't do something ugly. Maybe he did, maybe he didn't. Maybe he did part of it. Maybe we have proof for part of it. But isn't much easier to spoil someone's or one's own reputation than recover from it?
I'm in favor of better, more universal paths to redemption.
Personally, I find Zak, on the whole, to be a good guy. I wouldn't have a problem bringing my daughter over to his house. I'm not sure I'd be happy if my daughter dated him, but I'm not sure I'd be happy if she dated anyone.
Well, hey, guess what buddy-o? My pals include some of those who Zak forced out of the industry.
That is very sad and unfortunate. How were they "forced out of the industry."
Oh come off it. We're social animals with brains wired to communicate with each other. Social media is merely another forum of conversation. If the idea of typing via computers is that scary, well, video conferencing is the way of the day at the moment (Mind I wouldn't go with Zoom given all of the issues)
I never denied humans were social animals. Conversation is also scary. Any conversation that matters is, anyway. It's the same way that reading history or psychological research is terrifying. Ugly truths are always going to be exposed.
We're all imperfect. We all make mistakes. I don't see Zak's mistakes as being more problematic than other stories I've heard, where livelihoods weren't ruined. The only difference is that Zak's mistakes were public.
Which is why I'm not sure we're ready for social media. I don't know if we all have the wisdom to handle it. I know I don't, so I stay away.
Zak, like other public figures, put his life on display. That is a dangerous choice. In some ways, he got what was coming to him for doing so. But I also don't believe that two wrongs make a right. And I don't believe in accusing someone without evidence. As I said above, it's much easier to spoil someone's or one's own reputation than recover from it.
I don't have the wisdom to foresee the consequences of all my actions. I don't know someone who does. I think we all need a little more humility, and instead of point fingers and casting blame, we should try to find a path to recovery.