I'd wager there's at least a couple more layers to it than that- but the bottom line re: anna/redscare/ "post left" is none of these people *ever* should have been taken seriously beyond "what can *I* get out of this?" This whole thing really goes back to BrAP- someone articulates a few good ideas or so on, and people become way too willing to give them a pass when they fuck something up. For years, BrAP coasted on the goodwill of "c'mon, remember 2016 rw twitter? I was big! I had clout!" And that NEVER should have been allowed. *All* of what you're seeing right now in this situation is entirely downstream from that- clout is used as a fiat for actual trustworthiness.