[balor123]

Sure the guy did some stupid things but who knows what his life is like and we're all human and do stupid things. The CEO's reaction was simply insensitive. Here's what the CEO should have done: have their lawyers draft a polite letter showing that they're serious about having him shut up. When he doesn't, ask your lawyers to take the next step.

His comments were temporarily mildly irritating to the company at best and would be forgotten within a few weeks (same goes for his reply). There's too many memes going around for anyone to remember stupid AMA posts.

My takeaway? If hiring this guy, then I'd judge him on his own merits. Otherwise, I'll avoid applying to Reddit for some time. I just hate those hard-ass get your shit done kinds of environments.