A journalist from a major publication interviewed me a few times and has interviewed a whole bunch of my friends. One of my friends thinks it's gonna be a hit piece. I think this is less likely but I'm not sure.

She seems lovely, similar background, unflustered by my weirdness. I've had two conversations/interviews with her. She's talking to a lot of my friends, much more than I expected. This is my first profile on me directly, so maybe this is normal? 

I'm used to publications being nice to me because I'm a sex worker, but as time goes on it seems much of the focus in her questions so far is on tech and rationality, which has a more controversial reputation in reporting. Shes intending to attend a rationalist meetup that I'm co-running at lighthaven.

I have never had issues with reporters being uncharitable to me before and am optimistic here. Again, she seems great! But in general, people around me utter doom about journalists, so I can't tell if I should be more paranoid.

The journalist in question seems to be a mildly liberal reporter in her other published articles. 

If this piece comes out at all, will it be a hit piece? I'll count it as a hit piece by asking my closest friends "what % hit piece is this piece"; if their answers average over 75%, I'll resolve this question yes.

If no article is published by end of 2025 I'll resolve this na (tho I expect it to get actually published much sooner)