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Re:Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan's online rant spurs threats to... by janosett on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @12:00PM (#39206145)
Counterproductive, and makes Garry Tan look like a real asshole. Now people will have sympathy for the Supervisors whereas a thoughtful criticism could have put real problems with their leadership on display.
Re:Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan's online rant spurs threats to... by peddling-brink on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @12:19PM (#39206485)
Makes it look like, or makes it clear that?
Re:Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan's online rant spurs threats to... by concordDance on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @12:24PM (#39206561)
Thoughtless perhaps, but I don't think this is enough to indicate arseholery. People often get very emotional about things and rant about people while still doing good things and behaving in an exemplary fashion most of the time.
Re:Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan's online rant spurs threats to... by JohnFen on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @01:20PM (#39207350)
I think it is indicative that not only is he an asshole, he's a asshole with violent tendencies.

I mean, I and everyone I know have become very emotional and ranted about things every so often, but never has expressing a desire to see people die a slow death entered into it. That he did says something important to know about him.

Re:Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan's online rant spurs threats to... by gerash on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @12:15PM (#39206420)
Garry Tan is already doing the "thoughtful criticism" https://growsf.org/

Ranting on Twitter should not be a crime IMO

Re:Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan's online rant spurs threats to... by KingOfCoders on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @12:26PM (#39206577)
Standing on a podium shouting "A,B and C should die!" to your audience should be a crime, and luckily is in many countries.
Re:Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan's online rant spurs threats to... by Apocryphon on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @12:21PM (#39206517)
There are legal crimes, and then there are social faux pas that gets one convicted in the court of public opinion.
Re:Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan's online rant spurs threats to... by jeffbee on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @12:25PM (#39206573)
Wearing white shoes in October is a faux pas. Putting lemon and milk in your tea is a faux pas. Wishing your political opponents death is a threat.
Re:Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan's online rant spurs threats to... by jjulius on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @01:14PM (#39207281)
>Garry Tan is already doing the "thoughtful criticism" https://growsf.org/

The act of providing "thoughtful criticism" doesn't make it OK to tell people you wish them dead.

>Ranting on Twitter should not be a crime IMO

I don't really see anyone saying that it should be. People are welcome to rant on Twitter, just as people are welcome to take issue with said rant, and then form an opinion of that person based on the words they chose to post.

Re:Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan's online rant spurs threats to... by fundad on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @09:38PM (#39212218)
Yes, he is in politics. His rant is more in line with today’s politicial speech than that PR website.
Re:Y Combinator CEO Garry Tan's online rant spurs threats to... by etc-hosts on Wednesday January 31, 2024 @12:33PM (#39206710)
I'm Blocked By Garry Tan, but Tan appears to actively focus on convincing his enemies that he is a real asshole.