Yeah, the fact that one can't readily moderate a YC partner makes that job pretty difficult. And, so, here we are.
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Replying to @mechanical_fish @Pinboard and
Because I'm not going to hang out at a party that isn't empowered to uninvite e.g. Thiel. http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/theymightbegiants/yourracistfriend.html …
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you think I should leave HN?
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It's a good question. I did, but I lack the gene for scrappiness which you folks obviously are blessed with.
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I’ve rationalized staying by imagining a silent majority of impressionable youth there
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Replying to @Pinboard @mechanical_fish and
why are we doing free work to help the media arm of a wildly wealthy exclusionary corporation?
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are you referring to Hacker News?
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I assume he is, because Anil’s question is the same one i asked myself when i left HN 18 months ago.
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Replying to @mechanical_fish @anildash and
I think there are young people on that site who are persuadable and benefit from seeing dissent
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Replying to @Pinboard @mechanical_fish and
yeah I guess this is a classic work-within-the-system vs. destroy-the-system debate.
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I prefer to think of it as trying to provoke a fatal auto-immune reaction within the system
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i can’t help but notice that Anil’s description applies pretty well to Harvard. i will muse on that.
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Replying to @mechanical_fish @anildash and
oh dude, even I would never work with Harvard. I turned down an invitate for a Berkman thing.
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