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by inpdx 873 days ago
Makes me think less of YCombinator that a person of this temperament would be CEO.
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Make me think more

This world has too many politically correct corporate drones. And their work is boring.

An actual relatable human in charge? Sounds like an edge.

> In the past, Tan has not been receptive to jokes about him: When commenting on San Francisco community organizer Julian La Rosa, who had said that “millionaires and landlords should be guillotined,” Tan seemed to take the jest deadly seriously.

> “This is not a joke,” he posted. “This guy wants to guillotine people.”

The fact they wrote this sentence would tell most people a lot about the agenda missionlocal has always had.

They always knew it wasn't a death wish but knew they could frame it this way for clicks.

Agreed - quite a shock to realize the type of person who is now in charge (haven't kept up to date on leadership here)
Yep.

The reputational harm clause that is surely in his employment contact was just beached. The board should fire him within days.

The culture of a company is the behavior you tolerate. If the board doesn't act, they're condoning toxic culture, which is ultimately a threat to their institution.