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by d0mine 1303 days ago
It is representative of how he is shown on HN.

Judging by other things discussed on HN that I do understand well, it is likely highly inaccurate picture.

It reminds me of Knoll’s law of media accuracy: “everything you read in the newspapers is absolutely true, except for the rare story of which you happen to have firsthand knowledge” and especially The Gell-Mann amnesia effect https://effectiviology.com/knolls-law/#The_Gell-Mann_amnesia...

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Hundreds (thousands?) of engineers opting for the severance package despite all the gloomy news about layoffs suggests this negative picture is fairly accurate.
This was just a description of independently observable facts. It even matches the timeline of the events. If anything, it may be missing a few items - it didn't even mention the court case at all.