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by groups 4617 days ago
If he rigged the system the way you say, I'll be angry on your behalf. With that said, I'll nitpick:

Paul Graham can respond to your post however he wants. He _could_ simply say, "I don't care."

You _want_ an apology because you _think_ you've been wronged. A blog post entitled, "I want an apology from Paul Graham" sounds whiny--I get it. Still, from where I'm sitting the title, even with the "probably" proviso, sounds like a power-grab that denies Paul Graham's ability to give whatever response he wants to you. Also it looks linkbaity to me[1].

[1] I dislike linkbaity titles. I don't deny their effectiveness; I clicked the link!

disclaimer: I teach public speaking professionally, so these kinds of less-than-explicitly-conscious word choices stick out to me.

Edited to emphasize that I agree with the spirit of his post, and that I'm nitpicking because I enjoy picking nits.