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99% of the world, and 99.999% of reddit, has no clue who he is. Nor do they know anyone that has first hand knowledge of working with him. All they'll know is t

99% of the world, and 99.999% of reddit, has no clue who he is. Nor do they know anyone that has first hand knowledge of working with him. All they'll know is the the way the previous guy stepped down, and what he requested. I understand it's a terrible position to be put in.

ALittleLight 6y ago
I think only a small percent amount of reddit and a smaller percent of the world will know the way Ohanian stepped down or this guy stepped in. For most people it will be "I'm on the board of reddit." "Oh, cool." For people who think it was because of skin color, they may think less of him or of reddit, but presumably he made that choice going in and is okay with the costs and benefits. I have a rare (and not at all serious) medical condition. If reddit said they were selecting board members only with this condition I would happily apply and take the position even if everyone would say I only got it because of my condition and even if that were true. The cost is people would think I benefited from luck or circumstance and the reward is being able to meaningfully influence a major website and money. Hardly seems like a terrible trade to me.
julianeon 6y ago
People are acting like Seibel's about to assume the role of President of the Universe. It's just the reddit board. If it's so awesome, can you name the other people who are on it, as of today? Guaranteed that 95% of the people reading this did not know that this august institution also includes, and would not have known were it not for this comment: Sam Altman (famous, not surprising) Robert Sauerberg (probably less famous than Seibel before being named to this) Porter Gale (ditto) I'm sure these are good people, doing important work. But there's 4 of them in all, Seibel's just one, and the net effect may be less consequential than people here imagine.
- admin1010 6y ago
  I thought Keith Rabois was on the board too.
  - julianeon 6y ago
    This led me down an interesting rabbit hole. It turns out that Rablois left and Porter was his replacement. I see that Rabois was on the board in ‘16 from a comment, but I don’t know the timeline behind this.

ALittleLight 6y ago

I think only a small percent amount of reddit and a smaller percent of the world will know the way Ohanian stepped down or this guy stepped in. For most people it will be "I'm on the board of reddit." "Oh, cool." For people who think it was because of skin color, they may think less of him or of reddit, but presumably he made that choice going in and is okay with the costs and benefits. I have a rare (and not at all serious) medical condition. If reddit said they were selecting board members only with this condition I would happily apply and take the position even if everyone would say I only got it because of my condition and even if that were true. The cost is people would think I benefited from luck or circumstance and the reward is being able to meaningfully influence a major website and money. Hardly seems like a terrible trade to me.

julianeon 6y ago

People are acting like Seibel's about to assume the role of President of the Universe. It's just the reddit board. If it's so awesome, can you name the other people who are on it, as of today? Guaranteed that 95% of the people reading this did not know that this august institution also includes, and would not have known were it not for this comment: Sam Altman (famous, not surprising) Robert Sauerberg (probably less famous than Seibel before being named to this) Porter Gale (ditto) I'm sure these are good people, doing important work. But there's 4 of them in all, Seibel's just one, and the net effect may be less consequential than people here imagine.

admin1010 6y ago
I thought Keith Rabois was on the board too.
- julianeon 6y ago
  This led me down an interesting rabbit hole. It turns out that Rablois left and Porter was his replacement. I see that Rabois was on the board in ‘16 from a comment, but I don’t know the timeline behind this.