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To: geoffrey Wren who wrote (12442)	2/12/2024 2:55:02 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	1 Recommendation Recommended By S. maltophilia Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12465

Agreed. This lawsuit is just plain stupid. Cancel culture might very well be traced here to the early days of SI. After all, many people stood to make a fortune if their stock picks did well. Many of the pennies had mob backing. We so-called bashers were sued, doxed, and received death threats. This guy just got his feelings hurt. - Jeff

To: geoffrey Wren who wrote (12442)	2/13/2024 10:56:19 AM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Respond to of 12465

I somehow ran across this guy who has 1.1M followers on Instagram. "Let's call him" (inside joke when you watch his stuff) the video equivalent of this board, but way more prolific. For example, one story was about this heavily tattooed guy who basically just replies to extremely negative comments about his looks-- by researching his detractors and then getting related tattoos he knows will piss them off. He's been threatened with all sorts of lawsuits. Another story was about a supposed bad-ass well-off football player from Central Florida brazenly cutting the line at Disney World with his entourage. The group that he cut in on videoed the exchange of insults/bragging and posted it to TikTok. Turns out the guy cutting in had a criminal record and didn't play football. He had his own "influencer" account that people savaged after learning the truth about him. It's (still) a jungle out there. instagram.com - Jeff

To: geoffrey Wren who wrote (12442)	2/14/2024 11:42:36 AM
From: SI Dave	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 12465

It's a stupid lawsuit, and even more stupid to include Facebook as a defendant. They will have an easy time getting it dismissed against all of their entities, and at the same time will likely get it dismissed against everyone else. The complaint just attached a bunch of exhibits and didn't cite a single instance of allegedly actionable statements, just conclusory claims that actionable statements were made. Classic failure to state a claim.