It really isn't about what other people tweet back in this situation. It's the fact that he instigated the whole exchange in the first place... I felt it was tasteless and embarrassing for Neil. He's a super smart guy, and I love what hes doing to further science, but I disagree with what he did and I thought he was intelligent enough to anticipate what his actions can do. It was an obvious and intentional troll, period.
It really isn't about what other people tweet back in this situation. It's the fact that he instigated the whole exchange in the first place... I felt it was tasteless and embarrassing for Neil. He's a super smart guy, and I love what hes doing to further science, but I disagree with what he did and I thought he was intelligent enough to anticipate what his actions can do. It was an obvious and intentional troll, period.