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1. cj+r8[view] [source] 2024-02-02 02:37:40
>>Strato+(OP)
As a YC alum who worked with Gary Tan directly, this is… odd.

Anyone who knows Gary knows he’s a (relatively) gentle human being. I can’t imagine him hurting a fly.

His tweets seem totally out of character compared to the Gary Tan I personally knew. Maybe he has changed?

I’m inclined to give him the benefit of the doubt.

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2. honeyb+xd[view] [source] 2024-02-02 03:23:20
>>cj+r8
A tweet is a thought with cheap delivery, therefore offers no insight at all. It's just like an anecdote from executive leadership to get something over the line to meet a goal. That person has absolutely forgot they said it the next day.
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3. steven+tj[view] [source] 2024-02-02 04:19:48
>>honeyb+xd
Twitter is bad. Failing to grok that is also bad. What is your point?
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4. tysam_+bq[view] [source] 2024-02-02 05:27:04
>>steven+tj
This message confused me on a few dimensions, so I translated it a bit:

"State subjective perspective as objective fact. Cast shame upon the OP for not pre-aligning with said belief. Put the responsibility on the OP to prove that they are not deserving of shame."

I grew up in an environment where this kind communication was sort of the default, hence why I was curious and wanted to drill down a bit and give it some thought. Of course, many people agree that Twitter is more unhealthy than healthy. But that's not entirely the point here, I think.

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