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• opportune 9y ago
  " such deep and genuine self-awareness" Lol, seriously? This is standard PR bullshit. Clearly in this situation, the evidence was so cut-and-dry and unambiguous that Caldbeck had no choice but to admit defeat. The type of person that repeatedly engages in this behavior is not at all the type of person to be sobered by excellent communication. He just saw the writing on the wall.
  • wyldfire 9y ago
    Standard PR bullshit is terse by design. This sounds sincere. > evidence was so cut-and-dry and unambiguous that Caldbeck had no choice but to admit defeat. Usually when there's unambiguous evidence, people challenge the premise/context/authenticity of the evidence.
    • opportune 9y ago
      Text messages' authenticity can be verified. I think he knew that he was screwed.
    • dragonwriter 9y ago
      > Usually when there's unambiguous evidence, people challenge the premise/context/authenticity of the evidence His earlier statement challenged the context (though only vaguely, stating that there was significant context that was omitted from the reports.)
  • logicallee 9y ago
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    • opportune 9y ago
      I'm not saying he didn't write this himself. But I am saying that if I were in his position and knew that I had no way of getting out of something like this, I would have no trouble at all (technically, not morally) faking sincerity and admitting all my actions while tying them into a larger framework such as sexism in the startup industry. It's an admission of guilt. It's not brave, it's just an unconditional surrender.
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