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by _xiaz 666 days ago
Because this is not like any one of us having their comment removed on HN. This is like Paul Graham having their comment removed on HN.

A more drastic analogy, this is like getting kicked out of your house by your kids. Altough I see that this one is flawed and exaggarated
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basementcat 665 days ago
Why should Paul Graham's comments not be downvoted or removed from HN?
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_xiaz 665 days ago
Because he founded ycombinator, he should be allowed at least a little more leniency.

Of course if he goes around directly and explicitly bashing all sorts of minorities or doxxes some other users or commits any other actual big nono, sure remove him.

This is not what happened. GvR was impolite at worst, and impolite your founder shall be allowed to be

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