On: The Rise And (Hopeful) Fall Of Gawker

[wccrawford]

The title hopes for the fall of Gawker, then he immediately says he doesn't hope for it... Then he spends the rest of the article saying how horrible they are.

So yeah, he's hoping for it.

What kind of jerk hopes for the failure of someone else?

You hope that they'll mend their ways, not that they'll fail.

[zeemonkee → wccrawford]

Given the past behaviour of Gizmodo they don't evoke great sympathy. You don't need to be a jerk to wish failure upon an unethical company.

That said there are other members of the Gawker family I enjoy from time to time and wish no ill-will - Lifehacker and io9 for example.