> how does refusing to hire someone _leaving_ one of those companies improve the situation? It massively improves the situation. The kinds of people who work f

> how does refusing to hire someone _leaving_ one of those companies improve the situation? It massively improves the situation. The kinds of people who work for these companies now are morally bankrupt. Everyone knows the score going in. They’re smart enough to pass l33t code but dumb enough to not make their own startups. These are not the kinds of people you build groundbreaking companies with, they’re opportunistic parasites you’d do well to avoid.