[johndhi]

I guess I'm the lone person who likes Sacks here.

I do think it's probably true that his influence flagged after Mythos. But he'd already been moved to the science board when that dropped.

It's very over stated and looking to act like he was fired, which he wasn't.

An article about a person 'falling out of favor' is silly but I guess that's the vibe of the administration so fair enough.

[acdha]

Think about how you’d have felt if a scientist you respected had joined the RJ Reynolds tobacco research institute. Would their prior achievements overshadow a gross ethical failure?

This administration is worse, both because of the wholesale gutting of the American scientific research establishment and all of the various corruption issues on display. As General Morrison put it, “The standard you walk past, is the standard you accept.” Anyone who signed up knew who they’d be working for and has to accept that will be a major part of their reputation.

[geor9e]

I like him too. I only see him on the all-in podcast, though.

The headline apparently refers to the White House's recent desire to add a government vetting process to new models, whereas he wants less regulation.

If you click into the author's profile, you can see her other articles. At a glance it looks like 20% of her headlines over the years have been dedicated to David Sachs and how much he sucks. That must be what gets the clicks.

[vladgur]

I dont like David Sacks opinions on anything geopolitical, but respect his opinions on tech and identity politics.

That said, this article is by a political writer and even though its on the Verge, its a political opinion piece(ie the centerpiece of it that he was PUSHED OUT -- could use some evidence)

I dont think that belongs to HN.

[tim333]

I can't say I like him - one of the very few people I've blocked on Twitter for going on about how the pathetic Ukrainians are doomed and should just give up.

Paul Graham also had a bit of a spat over whether he was the most evil person in Silicon Valley. Now mostly deleted https://www.reddit.com/r/TheAllinPodcasts/comments/1ebmh2q/p...