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You are doing this because you don't want it to impact your business. Shame on you!!

tsally 18y ago
I for one don't think that a self serving apology is in line with his posting history. A unsubstantiated comment, on the other hand, is in line with yours.
- junkbond 18y ago
  thats harsh
  - palish 18y ago
    Life is. Adapt.
    - unalone 18y ago
      But it isn't. It's worse than that: it's fair. People judge you based on how they perceive you, and that's an open standard, and it's completely fair. That makes it harder, because it's harder to admit that's how it works when things are down for you.
  - tsally 18y ago
    It was not meant to be harsh, simply a statement of fact. I certainly don't share the "Life is [harsh]. Adapt." mentality. I do believe in judging opinions based on how well they are substantiated. If you post an argument that is backed up by some sort of reasoning or proof, I'll be upvoting you whether I agree with you or not :-).
    - junkbond 18y ago
      "I hope that you do not feel negatively about our company; one that I work on each day because I want to make it better for our users. And, if nothing else, please do not think poorly of Dan, YC, or anyone else. If you want to hate someone, please simply let it be me; I'm much better adjusted to it." Its very clear that he is apologizing just because he is worried that his business is impacted because of what he did and not because he realizes that it was wrong thing to say. You may down vote me for saying this but, thats what the truth of the matter is.
- perdurabo 18y ago
  Uhm, that seems the major point of his "apology" -- to protect his business, which he mentions several times in his "apology". Though, you did not grasp the points of his apology, it's still substantiated for the rest of us.
astine 18y ago
He has every right to be concerned about his business. It's success impacts not only him, but any co-founders, investors, customers, and family he may have. It's clear from the nature of his apology that what he repents of, is not so much the point he was attempting to make, but the callousness of how he made it and how that overshadowed even what good he had hoped to achieve. This was a mistake, and he has every right to be concerned how this impacts his business and reputation.
run4yourlives 18y ago
One could also say that his original comment didn't properly reflect him or his business, so he's just trying to set the record straight. There's nothing wrong with that.

I for one don't think that a self serving apology is in line with his posting history. A unsubstantiated comment, on the other hand, is in line with yours.

junkbond 18y ago
thats harsh
- palish 18y ago
  Life is. Adapt.
  - unalone 18y ago
    But it isn't. It's worse than that: it's fair. People judge you based on how they perceive you, and that's an open standard, and it's completely fair. That makes it harder, because it's harder to admit that's how it works when things are down for you.
- tsally 18y ago
  It was not meant to be harsh, simply a statement of fact. I certainly don't share the "Life is [harsh]. Adapt." mentality. I do believe in judging opinions based on how well they are substantiated. If you post an argument that is backed up by some sort of reasoning or proof, I'll be upvoting you whether I agree with you or not :-).
  - junkbond 18y ago
    "I hope that you do not feel negatively about our company; one that I work on each day because I want to make it better for our users. And, if nothing else, please do not think poorly of Dan, YC, or anyone else. If you want to hate someone, please simply let it be me; I'm much better adjusted to it." Its very clear that he is apologizing just because he is worried that his business is impacted because of what he did and not because he realizes that it was wrong thing to say. You may down vote me for saying this but, thats what the truth of the matter is.
perdurabo 18y ago
Uhm, that seems the major point of his "apology" -- to protect his business, which he mentions several times in his "apology". Though, you did not grasp the points of his apology, it's still substantiated for the rest of us.

astine 18y ago

He has every right to be concerned about his business. It's success impacts not only him, but any co-founders, investors, customers, and family he may have. It's clear from the nature of his apology that what he repents of, is not so much the point he was attempting to make, but the callousness of how he made it and how that overshadowed even what good he had hoped to achieve. This was a mistake, and he has every right to be concerned how this impacts his business and reputation.

run4yourlives 18y ago

One could also say that his original comment didn't properly reflect him or his business, so he's just trying to set the record straight. There's nothing wrong with that.