I can't comment on the manifesto itself (perhaps his reasoning is correct, but he is misrepresenting the hiring practices at Google - how would I now?), but I w

I can't comment on the manifesto itself (perhaps his reasoning is correct, but he is misrepresenting the hiring practices at Google - how would I now?), but I would have fired him too, for practical reasons only: - stirring up the discussion harms the company whatever the outcome - not firing him would harm the company more due to public opinion on the subject Also, if I were the author, I'd probably have shorted GOOG before publishing the document. For entirely practical and obvious reasons...