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Thiel has substantial leverage over YC, and Thiel clearly is a very strong Trump supporter. So I'm not sure why you're surprised that anything which can be cons
by meritt 10y ago
Thiel has substantial leverage over YC, and Thiel clearly is a very strong Trump supporter. So I'm not sure why you're surprised that anything which can be construed as anti-trump is being censored: YC supports Trump and will silence anyone who disagrees.
- dang 10y agoThat is so remarkably far from the truth that it feels like the work of an optimization algorithm. I don't know if Thiel has any leverage over YC, but if he does it must decay awfully quickly with distance, since I've never noticed any with respect to HN and I'm pretty sensitive about that. In fact the very notion strikes me as absurd, which I mention just as a data point. As for YC supporting Trump (or rather YC people; I don't imagine YC as an org would support anybody), the data is both prolific and exactly the opposite.
- meritt 10y agoI'd suggest pushing it up internally that Thiel should be removed as a partner. There's going to be a massive boycott/retaliation against Thiel and all of his investments. YC would do well to lead the way and disassociate themselves.
- dang 10y agoEven if I agreed with you and had any influence over it, it would not be in HN's interests to do that. The reason is that such forms of influence are reciprocal à la Newton's third law. To attempt to exercise such influence would be to invite it in return. I think everyone at/on HN and at YC would agree that it's best for HN to remain free of that.
- foldr 10y agoI share your frustration, but it's not that simple. Paul Graham does not support Trump. https://twitter.com/paulg/status/727902623597105153 https://twitter.com/paulg/status/727902623597105153
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