The author was naive and childlike, but I mean that without insult. Those people are good to have in policy and on ethics committees.

Somewhere in the multiverse Facebook may have been more utopian (see her Christchurch example), but in this universe Zuckerbergs lack of life experience (and morals) have it chasing the wrong metrics.

the precipice of success.

Shouldn’t this be the foothills of success. If it’s a precipice then the way ahead is down.

Throughout all of this, Mark could not be more disappointing. Despite saying in his note that “we are doing everything to get him free,” he doesn’t seem to be worried about Diego in the slightest. He seems to see this, first and foremost, as an opportunity to write a great Facebook post. A heartwarming story. If he cared even slightly about Diego’s welfare, or felt responsible for him as his boss, he wouldn’t be insisting on posting his little message to the world, something that could do great harm, before he goes out to dinner.

She’s not a bad writer. She’s slightly above average.

Before she was outed, her pseudonym Robert Galbraith had sold 8500 English language copies across all formats (hardback, eBook, library and audiobook) and received two offers from television production companies.

For a “first time” author those are reasonable numbers.

Autistic people can be intelligent, but all intelligence isn’t down to autism.

It’s more accurate to say people with Asperges can display characteristics like Einstein than claim he had Aspergers.

Leonardo da Vinci seems to have been quiet sociable. No particular spectrum behavior.

Newton. Well…