What is this topic that people say they can’t discuss? Which companies or communities is this true in? You’re all millionaires & have twitter accounts & are articulate, this shouldn’t be that big a deal.
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Can you describe “downside” here? Is there any circumstance where he’s not still immensely powerfully politically, economically, and culturally?
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I remember when people started boycotting Dropbox in an effort to remove Condoleezza Rice from the board because of her position on the Iraq war. Eich was fired for supporting Prop 8. The perspective of “well he’d still be powerful” doesn’t matter
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The backlash against Thiel at Y Combinator didn’t just affect Thiel. When I was in YC I talked to several people terrified of even implying political dissent, especially ahead of raising money. Skewering rich people can’t be OK just because they’re still rich.
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You genuinely think Thiel was criticized for being rich?
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If Thiel has paid a price for his beliefs, what is it? How has his economic, political or cultural power declined since he began destroying media outlets or supporting a president who’s called for the State execution of innocent American kids?
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OK I hate to do this because, again, I despise Trump, but for the sake of discussion what would happen if partners were removed from YC for supporting Obama because he killed innocent Syrians in drone strikes?
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You need to realize that’s only the very public examples of that happening at the top, and the silencing happens much, much lower on the totem pole. You learn your career can be affected so you should just shut your damn mouth
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That’s why the implication that, “well who cares he’s still rich” is odd to me
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