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It feels like a lot of people are saying, through distorted lenses, that it is understandable that he didn't become the next big tech leader because this or tha
by tw1010 9y ago
It feels like a lot of people are saying, through distorted lenses, that it is understandable that he didn't become the next big tech leader because this or that reason. (Almost as if they "knew all along that this would happen".) Why not be honest with ourselves instead? Let's just admit that our predictor functions got this one totally wrong, and that we should probably each individually, and maybe as a community, learn from this lesson and somehow correct whatever the bug in the function was.
- Balgair 9y ago> correct whatever the bug in the function was. You mean the egregious sexual harassing and blatant attempts to obstruct justice? Or do you mean the ability of people on the HN forums to predict the future?
- eanzenberg 9y agoWho did Travis sexually harass?
- Balgair 9y agoLike, if your kids run off and stomp all over the neighbor's petunias, that's on you, the parent. Similarly, if your platoon drives a tank over and wrecks some civilian's lawn, that's on you, the lieutenant. Also, if you are a CEO/manager/whatever and your employees are just the worst to other employees, that's on you, the manager/CEO person. Did you wreck the neighbor's petunias yourself? No. But you were the responsible person in charge. So, did T-dawg grope without restraint? I don't know, likely not. But he let it happen, repeatedly, for months. Also, that whole 'grey-ball' thing.
- wand3r 9y ago> T-dawg
- CydeWeys 9y agoThere's always going to be a large element of chance and random error though. And he was pretty damn successful for awhile anyway, until the misdeeds caught up with him; who else that's emerged on the tech scene in the past decade was as successful?