[robby_w_g]

I recognized the name Replit and couldn't remember why. A quick search reminded me: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27424195

[ec109685]

This founder has extreme views and full of hyperbole: https://twitter.com/amasad/status/1504092244168478728?s=20

[amasad]

Is this the best you can find? not even top 10 bangers.

[az226]

Makes it very much seem like you were only sorry you got caught — and were actually never sorry and didn’t learn from what should have been a teachable moment. Sad.

[stephenjayakar]

this feels like an attempt to hive mind against anything cool from this company

[robby_w_g]

I think it's fair to evaluate a company's behavior before engaging in business with them. And I personally dislike persons in power abusing their position, which is why I remembered the company name almost two years later.

I haven't heard of any similar behavior since then, which is a good sign. But a reputation can be a hard thing to shake. The CEO should have considered that before doing what he did.

[naillo]

Threatening a guy for making an open source version of replit sounds pretty crummy in my eyes.

[ibrarmalik]

I think people are smart enough to receive extra information and do whatever they want with that.

[dimgl]

+1, this is unnecessary.

[aardshark]

Alternatively, it's called consequences of your actions. Don't be surprised if shitty behaviour comes back to bite you.