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CEO @LambdaSchool (YC S17): A CS education that's free until you get a job. I have made remarks that I do not agree with.

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    1. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred 23 Nov 2017
      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?

      2 replies 0 retweets 7 likes
    2. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred 23 Nov 2017
      Replying to @AustenAllred @anildash and

      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

      1 reply 0 retweets 8 likes
    3. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred 23 Nov 2017
      Replying to @AustenAllred @anildash and

      That’s why the implication that, “well who cares he’s still rich” is odd to me

      1 reply 0 retweets 7 likes
    4. Anil Dash  🥭‏Verified account @anildash 23 Nov 2017
      Replying to @AustenAllred @peterpham and

      People keep talking about Thiel paying a price; it’s not true. For example, the women who were assaulted by Trump paid a price; This is a useful comparison to measure Thiel against.

      1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
    5. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred 23 Nov 2017
      Replying to @anildash @peterpham and

      Thiel paid a price, it’s just not one that you’re taking into consideration because he’s still rich. The point I’m making is that doesn’t only affect Thiel, and that’s only a public example of something happening more with subtlety to people not in power

      1 reply 0 retweets 6 likes
    6. Anil Dash  🥭‏Verified account @anildash 23 Nov 2017
      Replying to @AustenAllred @peterpham and

      I’m talking about Thiel as an avatar if this — he gets more money, more power, more access, and you think rational people say “I’m afraid that fate will befall me!”?

      2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
    7. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred 23 Nov 2017
      Replying to @anildash @peterpham and

      I’m telling you as someone who was in YC as that was happening that I saw and talked to a half dozen people who silenced themselves completely because they aren’t rich or powerful enough to withstand something similar happening to them. This isn’t hypothetical.

      3 replies 2 retweets 13 likes
    8. Anil Dash  🥭‏Verified account @anildash 23 Nov 2017
      Replying to @AustenAllred @peterpham and

      What were the beliefs they felt they couldn’t articulate? (Being clear, these may or may not be your own.)

      1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
    9. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred 23 Nov 2017
      Replying to @anildash @peterpham and

      Off the top of my head: the proper role of the FDA, opinions on tax reform, immigration law and H1Bs, healthcare, actions taken by the CFPB, how to treat biomed samples of transgender people in a data set, and probably 100x more that I don’t know about.

      2 replies 0 retweets 6 likes
    10. Anil Dash  🥭‏Verified account @anildash 23 Nov 2017
      Replying to @AustenAllred

      Well, I’d say these people are pretty inarticulate. I’m obviously a progressive but can construct a counterargument on any of these in 10 minutes. But (e.g.) “some people should die from treatable disease because they are poor” is always gonna engender criticism.

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      Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred 23 Nov 2017
      Replying to @anildash

      You’d say people are inarticulate because they fear repurcussions of speaking out? That’s an incredibly arrogant thing to say

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        2. Anil Dash  🥭‏Verified account @anildash 23 Nov 2017
          Replying to @AustenAllred

          Maybe. But aren’t these guys saying they’re at YC on the merits of their skills and talents being extraordinary?

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        3. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred 23 Nov 2017
          Replying to @anildash

          I’m not sure they’re saying that, but if these guys and gals are inarticulate than I don’t know many people anywhere qualify as articulate

          2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
        4. Anil Dash  🥭‏Verified account @anildash 23 Nov 2017
          Replying to @AustenAllred

          So I guess it boils down to substance. “We should limit H1Bs in favor of retraining unemployed domestic workers” might get disagreement, but “build the wall!” will get vociferous pushback. That seems reasonable?

          1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
        5. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred 23 Nov 2017
          Replying to @anildash

          Sure. Though there may be rational and reasonable reasons to build a wall, I just can’t think of any so I’m not going to pretend and defend that for argument sake. Healthcare is an interesting one though, because there are trade offs no matter what you do

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        6. Austen Allred‏Verified account @AustenAllred 23 Nov 2017
          Replying to @AustenAllred @anildash

          Anyway, gonna go read and spend time with the fam. Enjoy your day, thanks for the discussion, and exercise caution when knowingly silencing someone ;)

          1 reply 0 retweets 3 likes
        7. Anil Dash  🥭‏Verified account @anildash 23 Nov 2017
          Replying to @AustenAllred

          Have a good thanksgiving.

          0 replies 0 retweets 2 likes
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