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Matt has been busy being a tool https://bullenweg.com/ https://bullenweg.com/ I feel for everyone that uses Wordpress.

LeoPanthera 2y ago
Why on earth is Matt’s nosebleed on this? Making fun of peoples medical issues is tasteless, and makes me wonder about the motivation behind the rest of the page.
- varun_chopra 2y ago
  Agreed. For context, Matt posted the following on the original video: > Around 20 minutes in, my nose started bleeding, which sometimes happens when I travel too much. Prior to this interview, I was on 30+ hour flights returning from Durban, where I was on safari, to Houston. I'm sorry for not noticing it happening; it's very embarrassing.
  - ValentineC 2y ago
    Matt gave his reply on the nosebleed 6 hours ago. It was first brought up in r/Wordpress 17 hours ago.
  - bigiain 2y ago
    Which is kinda exactly the thing people say while in the middle of irrational behavior and psychotic episodes brought on by cocaine abuse. That _might_ not be what's doing on. But it's entirely plausible given <waves hands around at everything>
- bullenweg 2y ago
  The inclusion of the nosebleed is not to make fun of Matt, it is to highlight something relevant to the medical issues that people have speculated about. The motivation is to bring to light Matt's wide-ranging exploits in one place, given it is abnormal for someone involved in high-profile litigation to spend their time arguing on Hacker News, Reddit, Twitter and live streams.
  - jzb 2y ago
    People are signaling to you that this particular thing crosses a line. You'd do well to heed that and take that part out. Speculating on his health / insinuating things undermines the points you're trying to make.
    - bullenweg 2y ago
      Matt doesn't appear to have a problem with the website ("It actually is an excellent website"[1]). Please create a Pull Request with any changes you think necessary. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41821837 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41821837
    - chiefalchemist 2y ago
      In the context of man off the rails, wrecking careers and reputations, etc. the nose bleed is a possible signal. It's not something to be ignored, again based on the context. Frankly, it would explain a lot. Cause as it is, it's baffling.
    - neilv 2y ago
      > People are signaling to you that this particular thing crosses a line. It's a contagious theme.
- CPLX 2y ago
  They are making a not-subtle insinuation that he’s engaging in stimulant drug abuse. How that relates to an executive engaged in sudden extremely aggressive and over the top and highly personal scorched earth attack campaign over what appear to be fairly routine open source community squabbles is left as an exercise for the reader.
- gg-plz 2y ago
  I’ve seen a bunch of people in addiction recovery, and Matt’s erratic self destructive aggressive behaviour seems very familiar. Nosebleeds too. It’s probably just a coincidence, but…
- thiel_is_hitler 2y ago
  I would consider that it's relevant in case he has been insufflating anything that would explain his erratic behavior. That said, as someone in recovery, it is still not something to make fun of. He does clearly need medical help whether that be for drugs, mania or whatever it is he has going on. The "traveling too much" is exactly the same kind of BS I would have said in my addiction. Is he referring to air pressure? Because that would happen on the plane, not hours later.
Shekelphile 2y ago
He's never really been a good person or savvy in general and IMO people put him on pedestal before recently. This is the guy who bought tumblr and hasn't done anything of merit with it after all.
- ChocolateGod 2y ago
  I thought Tumblr given its 'content' is beyond any redemption.
  - Shekelphile 2y ago
    Not saying turning it back into a porn platform would have been the best move in the long-term but I think it would have at least made more sense than whatever he's done with it since acquiring it.

Why on earth is Matt’s nosebleed on this? Making fun of peoples medical issues is tasteless, and makes me wonder about the motivation behind the rest of the page.

varun_chopra 2y ago
Agreed. For context, Matt posted the following on the original video: > Around 20 minutes in, my nose started bleeding, which sometimes happens when I travel too much. Prior to this interview, I was on 30+ hour flights returning from Durban, where I was on safari, to Houston. I'm sorry for not noticing it happening; it's very embarrassing.
- ValentineC 2y ago
  Matt gave his reply on the nosebleed 6 hours ago. It was first brought up in r/Wordpress 17 hours ago.
- bigiain 2y ago
  Which is kinda exactly the thing people say while in the middle of irrational behavior and psychotic episodes brought on by cocaine abuse. That _might_ not be what's doing on. But it's entirely plausible given <waves hands around at everything>
bullenweg 2y ago
The inclusion of the nosebleed is not to make fun of Matt, it is to highlight something relevant to the medical issues that people have speculated about. The motivation is to bring to light Matt's wide-ranging exploits in one place, given it is abnormal for someone involved in high-profile litigation to spend their time arguing on Hacker News, Reddit, Twitter and live streams.
- jzb 2y ago
  People are signaling to you that this particular thing crosses a line. You'd do well to heed that and take that part out. Speculating on his health / insinuating things undermines the points you're trying to make.
  - bullenweg 2y ago
    Matt doesn't appear to have a problem with the website ("It actually is an excellent website"[1]). Please create a Pull Request with any changes you think necessary. [1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41821837 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41821837
  - chiefalchemist 2y ago
    In the context of man off the rails, wrecking careers and reputations, etc. the nose bleed is a possible signal. It's not something to be ignored, again based on the context. Frankly, it would explain a lot. Cause as it is, it's baffling.
  - neilv 2y ago
    > People are signaling to you that this particular thing crosses a line. It's a contagious theme.
CPLX 2y ago
They are making a not-subtle insinuation that he’s engaging in stimulant drug abuse. How that relates to an executive engaged in sudden extremely aggressive and over the top and highly personal scorched earth attack campaign over what appear to be fairly routine open source community squabbles is left as an exercise for the reader.
gg-plz 2y ago
I’ve seen a bunch of people in addiction recovery, and Matt’s erratic self destructive aggressive behaviour seems very familiar. Nosebleeds too. It’s probably just a coincidence, but…
thiel_is_hitler 2y ago
I would consider that it's relevant in case he has been insufflating anything that would explain his erratic behavior. That said, as someone in recovery, it is still not something to make fun of. He does clearly need medical help whether that be for drugs, mania or whatever it is he has going on. The "traveling too much" is exactly the same kind of BS I would have said in my addiction. Is he referring to air pressure? Because that would happen on the plane, not hours later.

Shekelphile 2y ago

He's never really been a good person or savvy in general and IMO people put him on pedestal before recently. This is the guy who bought tumblr and hasn't done anything of merit with it after all.

ChocolateGod 2y ago
I thought Tumblr given its 'content' is beyond any redemption.
- Shekelphile 2y ago
  Not saying turning it back into a porn platform would have been the best move in the long-term but I think it would have at least made more sense than whatever he's done with it since acquiring it.