> I wanted people to know how hard Kyle tried to settle. Why? Why is it so important that everyone knows that Kyle is the good guy and Jeremy is the bad guy?

> I wanted people to know how hard Kyle tried to settle. Why? Why is it so important that everyone knows that Kyle is the good guy and Jeremy is the bad guy? You're taking a preemptive step to defend Kyle's reputation by tearing down Jeremy's, for no tangible benefit (and to be honest, at the cost of your reputation and YC's). What do you think that Kyle or Cruise (or you, or YC) gain from this post? And even if you really needed to defend your man, there was the opportunity to write a post that said "This suit has been filed, we wish there had been some other way forward but every attempt to resolve this amicably has failed. I have personally been involved in those attempts, and I believe that Kyle, Cruise, and YC have taken every possible step we could to avoid a law suit, without success." > We tried every non-public method we knew of first And when you ran out of non-public methods, you filed a suit. And that's where you should have stopped. The post is not about finding a solution, it's about declaring your (and Kyle's) moral superiority in this matter. > I find them so upsetting This, I think, is the key statement. You are emotionally (and financially) invested in this, and you want to rant about it publicly, but it's not helpful. Your emotions have caused you to take steps that don't contribute to the solution, but your job in this is to do everything you can to get to a solution.