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Re:Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google? by icebraining on Thursday November 16, 2017 @03:57AM (#15711182)
Sam Altman himself explicitly said they weren't cutting ties with Thiel after the donation was known and they were pressured to do so. It would be strange to withstand that criticism only to silently do so afterwards.
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Re:Is billionaire VC Peter Thiel trying to break up Google? by mrschwabe on Thursday November 16, 2017 @05:43AM (#15711635)
Yes, it would be strange and also concerning and rather dishonest & contradictory - a little damaging to the integrity of the brand (which IMO has already been tarnished via the gleaming endorsement of Hillary Clinton in late 2016).

But perhaps someone has a link to a statement or article from YC on the matter where their position is clarified; I'm sure many of us would love to know.

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