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does he not have an extra 2-3 minutes to capitalize and think out more coherent analogies? The same way, I fail to realize how people don't understand that he writes in that style not because he lacks a few extra minutes but because that is a style and persona he's built over time.
'Asshole' is not a style
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I seriously don't understand how people were defending his writing style. Anyone over ninteen would realize the use of multi-colored text, "drop a cap in yo ass" lines, and lack of capitalization looks like you're lazy and incompetent. I realize he's done fairly well in his investments, but does he not have an extra 2-3 minutes to capitalize and think out more coherent analogies?
Let's be honest here. If you had as much money as Mcclure, would you waste as much time trying to please people by bending over backwards with perfect grammar, lack of slang, and an apologetic tone? Everyone starts writing to please other people through resumes, cover letters, thank-you cards, and apologies. But once you have enough money like Mcclure, you can say "Fuck you" when you want to and not worry about losin…
So it's more selfishness than self-righteousness that leads me to criticize his particular style.
I worked as a bagger and construction worker, then landed a job at Ticketmaster. They seem to balance in years.
On a guilt trip I took a job in a deli, then landed a job a head engineer. Both lasted months.
I know the rules.
"No one plans to take the path which brings you lower."
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2D37POA11KY&ob=av2e
Meh... play the system? Take a shit job, so some angel can bless me. I don't look up to angels, I look them in the eye. Fuck you, I'm Jacob and I'll kick your fucken ass.
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Yeah, an angel cums when you bend over and take-it up the ass is my take on this: "Angels rejoice when a sinner is saved."
Don't get me started on people. Catholic are foul loathsome that way, wannabe angels.
God put it well, "Pride Money Choose." You can bow to a boss, do illegal shit and screw people over or be homeless like Jesus. God it sucked going on disability.
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He knows more about how these guys act behind closed doors than absolutely anyone. I think it's official now: these guys were being bad and they got an appropriate bitch slap. Hopefully that's the end of it. I'm sure none of them are genuinely bad guys. There's probably just a side of some of them that's a bit greedy and stupid. Hopefully this will be the lesson they all need to keep that side suppressed permanently.
If they are in actually involved in illegal collusion, they should be charged and prosecuted. I don't think it's sufficient to say the damage to the reputations of those involved is sufficient punishment if accusations of conspiracy are correct.
Two reactions: (1) Ron Conway is a man of great integrity. (2) It's astonishing and fascinating that the world's most prolific angel investor apparently doesn't know how to spell "entrepreneur". But he sure has helped a lot of them, and that's what really matters.
There's one thing I noticed about Arrington at Disrupt- sure, he's a dick, but he's only a dick to people who a) can take it and b) deserve it. I can't think of a single instance where he has called someone out, and it turned out later he was wrong. For example, some of the panel at Disrupt were being rude (talking amongst themselves during a startup presentation), and he stopped everything and called them out on it.…
Granted, I still wish he'd revise the inaccuracies in this article (http://techcrunch.com/2010/05/29/guy-who-copied-digg-slams-d...) but I'll take the fact that none of you remembered it as a good sign :)
All in all, bravo, Michael.
I'm having trouble believing this is not a hoax. This doesn't feel real to me. The entire thing feels like it is staged by Arrington and McClure.
It's going to feel A LOT more surreal in the coming days I suspect. A lot of people are going to go into serious a$$-covering mode to distance themselves from these people as quickly as possible. It's not just a matter of reputation, it's a matter of landing on the preferred side of the law. Ron's email is great. I do wonder why he didn't write it before this whole thing broke. I'm guessing it would have been even to…
He knows more about how these guys act behind closed doors than absolutely anyone. I think it's official now: these guys were being bad and they got an appropriate bitch slap. Hopefully that's the end of it. I'm sure none of them are genuinely bad guys. There's probably just a side of some of them that's a bit greedy and stupid. Hopefully this will be the lesson they all need to keep that side suppressed permanently.
Why are you so sure their intentions are pure or that "none of them are genuinely bad guys"? Do you know the people that were there well? If you don't, you're not really qualified to say this. People put a lot of time into image and posturing and often it has little to do with what's really under the surface. If they are in actually involved in illegal collusion, they should be charged and prosecuted. I don't think i…
Seriously, Ron Conway doesn't know how to spell "entrepreneur"?? If that's possible, it's awesome, don't get me wrong, but it seems fishy.
It made me happy to see that someone who must have typed the word 50 jillion times in his life can still get it wrong. It's a weird word.
Either way, if anyone gets the privilege of defining a new spelling for the word, Ron is a good candidate.
I think the community should embrace the new spelling, in appreciation. :)
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Why are you so sure their intentions are pure or that "none of them are genuinely bad guys"? Do you know the people that were there well? If you don't, you're not really qualified to say this. People put a lot of time into image and posturing and often it has little to do with what's really under the surface. If they are in actually involved in illegal collusion, they should be charged and prosecuted. I don't think i…
Good point. I'll get the wood, you get the matches.
I don't think that we should vilify or exonerate yet. We should just sit on it and wait for reliable data to emerge. I was surprised that your post had so many upvotes because it jumps to an irrationally optimistic conclusion that none are "bad guys".
The correct conclusion based on the data we have is no conclusion, because nothing conclusive has been presented. It seems confirmed that a dinner was had and that many powerful angel investors were involved. That's about all that has been agreed upon so far. So why are you saying that none of these are "bad guys" when we don't know who was there or what they were doing?
You'd be surprised who's a bad guy and who isn't when it comes down to the wire. It's easy to be gracious when things are going well, and easy to appear gracious in a medium that you control.
And in any case, I merely suggested the terms of the law be enforced if it is found that the law was violated. This hardly amounts to a "burning at the stake".