Andrew Mason's statement about being fired as Groupon CEO

Post by elbear » Fri, Mar 01, 2013, 4:50 PM UTC

tripzilch wrote: post #176

batiudrami wrote: post #107

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But we know the human brain doesn't work like that anyway. My life is, in almost all aspects, better than the vast majority of the people in the world, but that doesn't stop my brain from making me feel completely awful when something bad (relatively) happens. Your brain doesn't say 'well, you've been fired from the company you worked for for 5 years, but hey, at least you have fresh drinking water'.

> Your brain doesn't say 'well, you've been fired from the company you worked for for 5 years, but hey, at least you have fresh drinking water'. You should maybe look into getting a more compassionate brain.

Post by [deleted] » Fri, Mar 01, 2013, 5:07 PM UTC

Jamiecon wrote: post #174

batiudrami wrote: post #107

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But we know the human brain doesn't work like that anyway. My life is, in almost all aspects, better than the vast majority of the people in the world, but that doesn't stop my brain from making me feel completely awful when something bad (relatively) happens. Your brain doesn't say 'well, you've been fired from the company you worked for for 5 years, but hey, at least you have fresh drinking water'.

> well, you've been fired from the company you worked for for 5 years, but hey, at least you have fresh drinking water I'm not sure whether it's my brain, or 'me' that's saying it, but this is pretty much what I tell myself every time something 'bad' happens to me. Works like a charm.

Post by batiudrami » Fri, Mar 01, 2013, 5:13 PM UTC

tripzilch wrote: post #176

batiudrami wrote: post #107

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But we know the human brain doesn't work like that anyway. My life is, in almost all aspects, better than the vast majority of the people in the world, but that doesn't stop my brain from making me feel completely awful when something bad (relatively) happens. Your brain doesn't say 'well, you've been fired from the company you worked for for 5 years, but hey, at least you have fresh drinking water'.

> Your brain doesn't say 'well, you've been fired from the company you worked for for 5 years, but hey, at least you have fresh drinking water'. You should maybe look into getting a more compassionate brain.

Post by pc86 » Fri, Mar 01, 2013, 6:22 PM UTC

flyinRyan wrote: post #179

pc86 wrote: post #168

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Yes, how dare people make money. Those bastards!

"Make" fine, but the post you responded to said they were a scam . Surely you don't imagine that any way one can make money is noble? On the off chance that you do, would you mind telling me where I could find you after dark with lots of cash on you and no firearm?

Post by 9999 » Fri, Mar 01, 2013, 7:06 PM UTC

danilocampos wrote: post #21

bigiain wrote: post #14

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Indeed - that's a really well written letter. (Though cynical-me wonders how much of it is heartfelt and honest, and how much of it is carefully engineered spin - crafted and chosen by a team of psychologists/marketers. About the only admirable thing about Groupon, at least to me, is their magnificent use of language to persuade and influence both buyers and sellers of Groupon deals.)

With Mason, I'm assuming phoniness at every turn: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5301302