FWIW I was about to post this on a now (probably appropriately) flagged remark about retribution for dissent regarding critical remarks here and it went under w

FWIW I was about to post this on a now (probably appropriately) flagged remark about retribution for dissent regarding critical remarks here and it went under while I was typing. I felt it was worth posting here to make it plain to anyone who is thinking but not saying what the other poster green-named (as my comment is probably one of the most "critical"-sounding on the thread): " I've been probingly questioning of pg's essay on this very thread, and as he requested I asked a few questions that can be fairly described as "outrageous". I think they're in the spirit of his call for outrageous questions, but they aren't "softballs". Trevor challenged me on this, and I respectfully disagreed with his assertions in the same breath as acknowledging the almost limitless power of the YC network in my profession. I did this not because I have any desire to be ground under the boot of the YC network, but because I trust @pg and Jessica and @tlb and (especially these days) @dang. My questions are about whether or not their good intentions might have gone awry, why they might or might not be worried about that: not whether or not they have always had and still have good intentions. I've been hanging around here for like 16 years, and I don't fear retribution for respectful dissent at all. This is in sharp contrast to some other parts of the industry that I've wandered through. "