it is a 4.3 and i will not be rounding down for your comfort
Thompson
can we move past the decimals
Kowalski
please
Thompson
the ending. the disclosure
Berger
the disclosure
Davis
the DISCLOSURE
Kowalski
okay so. the couple goes to their respective institutions. they sit down with their supervisors. they lay it out. and the institutions... accommodate. the journalist gets reassigned to a different beat. the press secretary’s office adjusts the briefing rotation. they stay together
Thompson
and it works
Kowalski
it works. which is narratively satisfying. but i have questions about whether it’s realistic given institutional dynamics
Thompson
it felt earned to me. they did the work. they had the conversations
Davis
the editor was set up though. remember chapter nine? she tells the editor she has a source conflict without naming the source. she lays the groundwork months in advance
Kowalski
fair. the groundwork is there. i’m saying the resolution is generous
Hájek
i think the resolution must be generous. because the book is not about the institution. it is about whether two people can choose honesty when the cost is professional. the institution is the obstacle. it is not the subject
Thompson
Hájek you are the smartest person in this chat
Hájek
i have been thinking about this since chapter twenty-two
Mueller
