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My Meeting with Pax Dickinson

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Re: My Meeting with Pax Dickinson

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Post by mones »

siegecraft wrote: post #7
anildash wrote: post #3

Let's see, we should have: * A few folks wrongly arguing this is about free speech even though it's not an issue of government limiting speech * Guys saying this is trying to silence someone, without ever reflecting on whether Pax's actions silenced others * People blaming me for his getting fired, even though I know his CEO and did not call him about this * Dudes who will say "all that matters is if he knows the tec…

Pax's actions silenced others -- are you referring to his tweets or did he do something else?

citation?

Re: My Meeting with Pax Dickinson

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Post by viennacoder »

anildash wrote: post #3

Let's see, we should have: * A few folks wrongly arguing this is about free speech even though it's not an issue of government limiting speech * Guys saying this is trying to silence someone, without ever reflecting on whether Pax's actions silenced others * People blaming me for his getting fired, even though I know his CEO and did not call him about this * Dudes who will say "all that matters is if he knows the tec…

Thank you! You are making the community a better place.

I am sorry you are getting death threats for standing up for us. That's horrible :(

Re: My Meeting with Pax Dickinson

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Post by bradleyland »

bjourne wrote: post #8

I really think this kind of drama is off-topic for Hacker News. There are too many posts about twitter celebrities getting angry at each other and then trying to involve the rest of the world in their stupid fights. I mean the 120 char limit basically makes it certain you will be misunderstood, taken out of context and that the only way to get attention is to post extreme soundbites. Sorry to single this submission o…

It is all rather dramatic, but it serves a purpose. For someone who doesn't share the same views as Pax and his ilk, it's easy to let these issues slip from our field of view. Unfortunately, they're still a very real problem, and anyone developing their worldview in start-up culture needs to know that this kind of behavior is unacceptable.

I still up-voted you, because the while mess still reeks of high-drama internet gossip. I wish we didn't have to endure it, but sometimes it's a necessary evil.

Re: My Meeting with Pax Dickinson

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Post by hjrnunes »

mones wrote: post #9
anildash wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No, clearly what we need is more funding of guys who unabashedly say they won't try to hire women. Because that's a great world to live in.

he never said that...can we try citing actual quotes when making these kind of accusations?

Why would you want such a thing?

Fact-based accusations? That doesn't work well with the thought police.

The funny thing is, you go take a look on what this guy wrote in the past and there's stuff like

"There's a related question here which no one is asking, which is whether the economic catastrophe facing the global marketplace is a result of a failure of white culture in America."[1]

Seriously? Is this any different from saying that famine in Africa a result of a failure of black culture (whatever that is)?

Is this a "guru"? Guru of what? At least the so-called "asshole" can actually build something useful, instead of just thought-policing without looking in the mirror...

[1] http://dashes.com/anil/2009/01/monoculture-is-bad-for-busine...

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