Re:Peter Thiel, YC, and hard decisions
by alexbeloi on Monday October 17, 2016 @05:36PM
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>A person should not lose their job, their status on a board, their inclusion in an event, etc. based on who they decide to support politically.
* Job: agreed
* board seat: disagreed, board members are elected to represent the shareholders, companies voice their political opinions through political contributions. If those opinions aren't reflective of the shareholders, then that's a valid
reason for their removal.
* public event: agreed.
* private event: disagreed. Distasteful to do something like this, but private events are private events.
* Job: agreed
* board seat: disagreed, board members are elected to represent the shareholders, companies voice their political opinions through political contributions. If those opinions aren't reflective of the shareholders, then that's a valid reason for their removal.
* public event: agreed.
* private event: disagreed. Distasteful to do something like this, but private events are private events.