Sure, people say and later regret stupid things all the time; everyone deserves a chance to change. But.

Joost’s pattern is likely more inclined towards the kind of jackass portrayed here than not, well beyond the objectification of women.

Case in point (seemingly unrelated but points to pattern): When a bug in a Yoast update caused a multitude of websites to drop precipitously from Google rankings, Joost made the usual boilerplate acknowledgment, which is good, especially if kept at that (as it should).

But no, he had to turn around and blame the loyal users instead, stating it’s their responsibility. They’re already crediting him with the trust of using his plugin, helping propagate it, and when things go wrong unbeknownst to them, you blame the victims instead.

This is again an old incident, but notwithstanding the likelihood of more like it, it calls to show the pattern of behavior. Something that fits this recent case, and is why it isn’t a surprise.

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Sure, people say and later regret stupid things all the time; everyone deserves a chance to change. But.

Joost's pattern is likely more inclined towards the kind of jackass portrayed here than not, well beyond the objectification of women.

Case in point (seemingly unrelated but points to pattern): When a bug in a Yoast update caused a multitude of websites to drop precipitously from Google rankings, Joost made the usual boilerplate acknowledgment, which is good, especially if kept at that (as it should).

But no, he had to turn around and blame the loyal users instead, stating it's their responsibility. They're already crediting him with the trust of using his plugin, helping propagate it, and when things go wrong unbeknownst to them, you blame the victims instead.

This is again an old incident, but notwithstanding the likelihood of more like it, it calls to show the pattern of behavior. Something that fits this recent case, and is why it isn't a surprise.

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