Re:NVIDIA Announces CEO Transition
by landl0rd on Thursday November 12, 2026 @10:02AM
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First of all, yes, I can. The normalcy of a thing doesn't make it right. But this isn't really about whether absolute cultural relativism is appropriate or not. It's about a man who broke his word. Nothing about this situation indicates Huang's wife was remotely aware of nor alright with his philandery.
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Re:NVIDIA Announces CEO Transition
by cunnymcface on Thursday November 12, 2026 @10:17AM
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Wait till you hear about what wives get up to at “board game night” in San Jose.
My mother had gotten "two wrongs don't make a right" through my head by about age four. It's still true. I don't know nor care what they're doing in San Jose.
Re:NVIDIA Announces CEO Transition
by cunnymcface on Thursday November 12, 2026 @10:57AM
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Seems like what they’re doing in North America kind of undercuts your assumptions.
Perhaps it’s you that is out of touch?
> Huang wed an American woman in America
Please don't make the mistake of assuming that American culture is homogeneous: It's not.
There's no major American subculture in which stepping out on your wife behind her back is "a good thing" or even "an okay thing". A vast majority of Americans poll consistently against adultery and is often the single most universally condemned actions in surveys. Here's one example: https://news.gallup.com/poll/692801/adultery-cloning-seen-im...
> There's no major American subculture in which stepping out on your wife is "a good thing" or even "an okay thing".
No, there isn't.
There is a significant part of American culture that separates personal life from professional life. IE, an affair is treated as a private matter to be handled by the married (or committed) couple. (IE, this is why many people in this thread focus on Huang's job performance over the affair.)
And I agree with the latter: The affair is a matter between Huang and his wife; it's a signal of his trustworthiness and honesty, and raises concerns about national security. But beyond that, it's not my place, or your place, to judge.