Silicon Valley CEO Called Employees the N-Word and Hit Three Women, Suit Claims

Re:Silicon Valley CEO Called Employees the N-Word and Hit Th... by tomp on Monday September 18, 2017 @03:53PM (#15278928)

Maybe because this behaviour doesn't actually matter?

Imagine a scenario where your child is sick and will likely die. There's a handful of doctors in the world capable of treating him/her, the best one frequently says the "n-word", and the rest are 50% worse. Which one will you pick?

Most rational people would pick the one that's better on the metric that matters. The "n-word"-speaking one probably wouldn't get picked to do PR, but if he's a better surgeon, he's a better surgeon.

That's also how investors act. Someone is "better" if they make more money, all things considered.

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Re:Silicon Valley CEO Called Employees the N-Word and Hit Th... by ivm on Monday September 18, 2017 @04:37PM (#15279305)

Downvoted because of the straw man comparison of a dying child to venture investments.

Your comment sounds like some HN parody.

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Re:Silicon Valley CEO Called Employees the N-Word and Hit Th... by tomp on Monday September 18, 2017 @05:06PM (#15279588)

since when is reasoning by analogy a strawman?

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Re:Silicon Valley CEO Called Employees the N-Word and Hit Th... by ivm on Monday September 18, 2017 @06:40PM (#15280325)

A situation of life and death is not analogical to multiplying already enormous wealth.

People that intentionally damage the society on a day job and beat their partners in the evening are not analogical to a politically incorrect doctor.

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Re:Silicon Valley CEO Called Employees the N-Word and Hit Th... by vorotato on Tuesday September 19, 2017 @02:01PM (#15287113)

Except in this scenario the behavior of the doctor infuriates the other surgeons in the room degrading success rates down to 30%.

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