> I meant that even if Yuri's money was tainted in some way, it was being used as a counterweight to another bad thing.

Dammit, this is disappointing. I really thought pg was above saying things like that.

Between this, thiel, and some other things, I am quite bummed out.

Always a mistake to expect communicative rather than instrumental use of language!

This is why you never meet your hero. Everyone is falliable.

pg's comments there are interesting.

Yup

The aspect of "VCs fine like him because he makes fewer requirements" is a very interesting one and I'm not in the least feeling sorry for the VCs