The Pitters' Place

Only controversial things get spread. A rape allegation will only be spread if it's dubious enough to split people in half along lines corresponding to identity politics. An obviously true rape allegation will only be spread if the response is controversial enough to split people in half along lines corresponding to identity politics - which is why so much coverage focuses on the proposal that all accused rapists should be treated as guilty until proven innocent.

... I don't make enough money off the ads on this blog to matter very much. But if I did, and this was my only means of subsistence, which do you think I'd write more of? Posts about charity which only get me 2,000 paying customers? Or posts that turn all of you against one another like a pack of rabid dogs, and get me 16,000?