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I assume this is the post in question: https://blog.paulbiggar.com/i-cant-sleep/ https://blog.paulbiggar.com/i-cant-sleep/ HN discussion: https://news.ycombina

I assume this is the post in question: https://blog.paulbiggar.com/i-cant-sleep/ https://blog.paulbiggar.com/i-cant-sleep/ HN discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38645523 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38645523 [flagged] - 124 points, 81 comments It reads like he knew what he was getting into. He chose to have a clear conscience and damn the consequences. That shows strength of character, which is a commendable quality.

falserum 3y ago
Thanks. I wonder whether this line was 50% of the reason for dismissal (and Palestine things being the other half): > Secondly, don’t make money for investors who whitewash genocide, namely partners at Boldstart, DCVC, Harrison Metal, Redpoint, Bessemer, Sequoia, or First Round. (I.e. call for boycott. Very uncapitalist)
- krapp 3y ago
  Boycotting is simply choosing to vote against a company's principles or actions with your wallet, which is the essence of capitalism.
evanelias 3y ago
In that HN discussion, one of his suggested solutions was for Israel to "pull back 50 miles from Gaza for a number of years" [1] East-to-west, Israel is only 71 miles at its widest point [2] and is mostly much narrower than that. Meanwhile the Gaza Strip is only 7.5 miles wide at its widest point. [3] Yet he's calling for a 50-mile pullback to bring about peace, among many other things. Is he ignorant about the region's basic geography? Or is he fully aware of this and is nonetheless seriously calling for Israel to abandon a sizeable chunk of the country? [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38654221 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38654221 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Israel [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip#Geography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip#Geography

falserum 3y ago

Thanks. I wonder whether this line was 50% of the reason for dismissal (and Palestine things being the other half): > Secondly, don’t make money for investors who whitewash genocide, namely partners at Boldstart, DCVC, Harrison Metal, Redpoint, Bessemer, Sequoia, or First Round. (I.e. call for boycott. Very uncapitalist)

krapp 3y ago
Boycotting is simply choosing to vote against a company's principles or actions with your wallet, which is the essence of capitalism.

evanelias 3y ago

In that HN discussion, one of his suggested solutions was for Israel to "pull back 50 miles from Gaza for a number of years" [1] East-to-west, Israel is only 71 miles at its widest point [2] and is mostly much narrower than that. Meanwhile the Gaza Strip is only 7.5 miles wide at its widest point. [3] Yet he's calling for a 50-mile pullback to bring about peace, among many other things. Is he ignorant about the region's basic geography? Or is he fully aware of this and is nonetheless seriously calling for Israel to abandon a sizeable chunk of the country? [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38654221 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38654221 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Israel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Israel [3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip#Geography https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip#Geography