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by notatoad 3133 days ago
If it is, it's still stupid. As other commenters in this thread have mentioned, he has exposed the fact that his star is a contractor, and opened up the possibility of a competitor essentially hiring away his product.

Yes, this story has introduced a whole bunch of new people to HQ. But it's also reinforced how important Scott is to their product. Not a good position to put yourself in.