To what do you ascribe his absence?
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Replying to @anildash @peterpham and
IMO it wasn’t just the India thing.
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Replying to @AustenAllred @peterpham and
Can you describe “downside” here? Is there any circumstance where he’s not still immensely powerfully politically, economically, and culturally?
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Replying to @anildash @peterpham and
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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Replying to @AustenAllred @anildash and
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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Replying to @AustenAllred @peterpham and
You genuinely think Thiel was criticized for being rich?
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Replying to @anildash @AustenAllred and
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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Replying to @anildash @peterpham and
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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Replying to @AustenAllred @peterpham and
That would be fine? Holding people accountable is good. Telling them when they support something immoral is good.
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Replying to @anildash @peterpham and
To be clear, you think McCarthyism is good?
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And to be clear, you would be OK with YC partners being removed because they supported Clinton?
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Replying to @AustenAllred @peterpham and
You think Trump and Clinton are morally equivalent?
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