Schreier is not having it, and calls out Tom publicly on Twitter:
He also quickly clarifies on RetardEra that he is Tom’s source:
RetardEra is desperate to keep one of the few people with connections on their site, despite how abrasive and unlikeable he is, so they quickly change the thread title:
And many regulars rush to defend his honor. The thread devolves into a debate over whether or not Tom was right to break the story without crediting Schreier. Some people point out the obvious, that Schreier’s entire career is built on ruining other people’s surprises:
Others try their best to defend Schreier for imaginary internet points (or maybe they’re hoping he’ll give them thanks):
ZeroVGM in particular is trying to win Schreier’s heart:
Others are too afraid to say anything potentially controversial, so I stand they make the most obvious observation possible:
And they are right of course:
At some point it’s revealed that the story was first made available on a Bloomberg platform that is only available with a 24,000/year subscription, which is why Tom and some others were able to learn of it before it went public.
As for Tom, he refused to bow down to his journalist overlord, instead he called him out and mocked him:
At this point Tom had embarrassed Schreier to the point that he was forced to pretend that he wasn’t seething with rage:
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