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Don't forget that loudly leaving and quietly returning is the nature of many supposed changes in the world.
by npunt 6y ago
Don't forget that loudly leaving and quietly returning is the nature of many supposed changes in the world.
- Jugurtha 6y agoThis reminds me of congressional hearings where $tech_exec_du_jour gets grilled publicly, and begged for funds privately. It also reminds me of a remark from Henry Paulson about a conversation with Barack Obama during the latter's campaign, which took place in the midst of the financial crisis. Paulson recalls (https://youtu.be/QozGSS7QY_U?t=2166 https://youtu.be/QozGSS7QY_U?t=2166): """ He very nicely warned me: 'You better take care of the Republican candidate because if I start hearing populist anti-bailout rhetoric from him, I'm going to have to start talking that way'. """ The fact I registered that nonchalant remark probably is telling of why I wasn't drawn to operate in politics where shape shifting is sine qua non. Speaking of Facebook, you could see Joel Kaplan, Facebook's VP of Global Policy, also known as the guy sitting behind Zuckerberg in practically every hearing, in some shots. EDIT: confusing quote edited as per https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23658571 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23658571.
- netsharc 6y agoYour quoting is unparseable without watching the video... Paulson said about Obama: "He very nicely warned me, 'You better take care of the Republican candidate, because if I start hearing populist anti-bailout rhetoric from him, I'm going to have to start talking that way.'." I.e. Paulson claims Obama said the sentence starting with "You better...". And just reading this sentence makes me wonder what the context of why Obama said this.