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I suppose I can't disagree with the advise you're providing, although I'm a little troubled by the implication that the problem here is simply that he didn't se

I suppose I can't disagree with the advise you're providing, although I'm a little troubled by the implication that the problem here is simply that he didn't send this vile rant to his social media team to proofread before he posted it.

zozbot234 3y ago
He's literally the CEO of YC, and news.yc is social-media adjacent at least. What he posted would not pass mustard here.
- throwanem 3y ago
  'Pass muster,' the figure drawn from the military practice of mustering (gathering) troops for inspection of their uniform, equipment, and personal grooming. Unsatisfactory presentation can result in being sent away to fix it, usually repeatedly and at length while being smoked by an NCO, to help you remember not to make the same mistake again. When this occurs, the one so dismissed has failed to pass muster.
  - skeeter2020 3y ago
    I think he meant "If he offered me the mustard, I'd tell him to go to hell"
    - shiroiuma 3y ago
      What if it's Grey Poupon?
      - mattwoodnyc 3y ago
        Gary Poupon?
dgfitz 3y ago
I think the point was more that sending it to a team would have hopefully resulted in it not being posted at all.
BobaFloutist 3y ago
It's not to proof-read it, it's to make sure it's not going to damage the company. Everyone has opinions that would get them cancelled on Twitter. Most of us are sensible enough to keep them to ourselves, or, at least, off Twitter, without even having the responsibility to maintain the image of a business. He has a duty to his employees, his clients, and his investors that goes far beyond the standard duty of "Don't be an asshole on Twitter." Political hyperbole is also kind of the norm on Twitter (which is one of many reasons I don't spend much time there), so it's entirely possible he thought he was being humorous, and that it was abundantly obvious that he shouldn't be taken literally. Which might even be true. But CEOs are at extra risk of getting taken out of context and willfully misinterpreted, and they should fucking Tweet like it. I disagree with what he said, but I'm more insulted that the people are allowed such insane levels of power and responsibility and are given such disproportionate compensation have the common sense of a middle-schooler.

zozbot234 3y ago

He's literally the CEO of YC, and news.yc is social-media adjacent at least. What he posted would not pass mustard here.

throwanem 3y ago
'Pass muster,' the figure drawn from the military practice of mustering (gathering) troops for inspection of their uniform, equipment, and personal grooming. Unsatisfactory presentation can result in being sent away to fix it, usually repeatedly and at length while being smoked by an NCO, to help you remember not to make the same mistake again. When this occurs, the one so dismissed has failed to pass muster.
- skeeter2020 3y ago
  I think he meant "If he offered me the mustard, I'd tell him to go to hell"
  - shiroiuma 3y ago
    What if it's Grey Poupon?
    - mattwoodnyc 3y ago
      Gary Poupon?

dgfitz 3y ago

I think the point was more that sending it to a team would have hopefully resulted in it not being posted at all.

BobaFloutist 3y ago

It's not to proof-read it, it's to make sure it's not going to damage the company. Everyone has opinions that would get them cancelled on Twitter. Most of us are sensible enough to keep them to ourselves, or, at least, off Twitter, without even having the responsibility to maintain the image of a business. He has a duty to his employees, his clients, and his investors that goes far beyond the standard duty of "Don't be an asshole on Twitter." Political hyperbole is also kind of the norm on Twitter (which is one of many reasons I don't spend much time there), so it's entirely possible he thought he was being humorous, and that it was abundantly obvious that he shouldn't be taken literally. Which might even be true. But CEOs are at extra risk of getting taken out of context and willfully misinterpreted, and they should fucking Tweet like it. I disagree with what he said, but I'm more insulted that the people are allowed such insane levels of power and responsibility and are given such disproportionate compensation have the common sense of a middle-schooler.