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by gabaix 5288 days ago
It took him some time to come up with the right response and you could feel he was "computing" the right answer in his head. When he finally found it, it just felt a very natural conclusion. Paul defused the race bomb question with great calm and clear thinking.
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After the incident involving Arrington, it'd be surprised if PG had not thought about the issue in that context and had reached some conclusion at that point --even if that conclusion was simply an affirmation of his experience and what amounts to his anecdotal evidence in the applicant pool.
That's how he responds to all q's. He is so smart and so well thought out that you can literally see him thinking through the question to be able to give a clear thoughtful response. Whenever I see him doing an interview I always think he is operating on an another level.