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This is Dan Lyons we're talking about. Not some naive fresh-out-of-school CS grad. Dan Lyons spent more than a decade and a half as a journalist and editor cove
by argonaut 11y ago
This is Dan Lyons we're talking about. Not some naive fresh-out-of-school CS grad. Dan Lyons spent more than a decade and a half as a journalist and editor covering tech, business, and startups.
- chris_wot 11y agoI'm genuinely curious how this is relevant.
- ommunist 11y agoThis means he will write anything that will bring his name on top of the shitpile. Journalism is the second most ancient profession.
- argonaut 11y agoThe grandparent said: "I'm really surprised how shocked people are when they join startups and aren't happy. What did you expect?" The parent said: "You seem to be unrelentingly "blaming the victims." I'm pointing out that some degree of "blaming Dan Lyons" is in order. He's a sophisticated tech insider. It's as if a professional investor lost all his/her money on a private company that claimed to be a great company in its press releases, after which the investor complains about getting screwed. Yes, the investment is partly to blame for being so shitty. But the professional investor is a "sophisticated investor" and is also partly to blame for his/her own loss. I would be more sympathetic to someone getting screwed by HubSpot if they were a fresh college grad who got misled and didn't know better.