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Yeah, well, fuck the whole thing. So this guy fired a college buddy who chose to work for him instead of a better-paying job. "I believed in you". And the stor
by mercer 6y ago
Yeah, well, fuck the whole thing.
So this guy fired a college buddy who chose to work for him instead of a better-paying job. "I believed in you". And the story just moves on, like it's a colour detail to the whole thing?
Does this person get a royal severance package? Does the struggling CEO help them land on their feet? That's the kind of stuff I want to know.
With those little details left out, it's just another powerful individual complaining about how hard it is to be powerful and wealthy.
I'm trying to think of ways to make this comment more even-keeled and less likely to be downvoted, but I honestly can't. This kind of stuff bothers me to my bones, and while I definitely support this guy being honest, so much, because I do care about mental health, I can't get past the "here's my hero story, forget about the consequences for the small guys" aspect of it.
- achillesheels 6y agoIt’s called leadership he created ex nihilo. Prey tell, sir, who have you ever led to be so prudential in your judgment?
- mercer 6y agoI don't see how my accomplishments, or lack thereof, have any bearing on my moral beliefs and expressing them. That said, I was in a bad mood, and in hindsight I shouldn't have judged based on so little information; I don't know what /actually/ happened. mea culpa.
- achillesheels 6y agoAccomplishments provide empirical knowledge of one’s hypothetical and private judgements. How else can one know one’s wisdom if not through its demonstration?
- pierrefermat1 6y agoGuy is writing a pity story in hopes of getting some more VC funding at some point down the line for his new business. It's pathetic and I'm just angry I wasted my time reading through the whole medium post