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You don’t think character counts in terms of whether or not he’d fit in Ycombinator? That says much about either Ycombinator or you. Stiffing employees and no

by sympil 2y ago

You don’t think character counts in terms of whether or not he’d fit in Ycombinator? That says much about either Ycombinator or you. Stiffing employees and not being able to run a charity very much counts in this discussion. As does the tendency of his business partners and confidants to end up in prison. You’d go into business with a rapist who lies constantly?

refurb 2y ago
The question wasn’t whether he’d “fit in” with YCombinator. But it makes sense that you’re answering every question with another and the one that accused him of being a grapist. You're grasping at straws to avoid admitting he's a successful businessman. ABC News has agreed to pay $15m (£12m) to US President-elect Donald Trump to settle a defamation lawsuit after its star anchor falsely said he had been found "liable for rape". https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrw57q4y9do https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrw57q4y9do
- sympil 2y ago
  Here’s the post you originally responded to: Does it? Do we truly need to be born anew every day, unable to look into the past to see how Trump has run his businesses, or how he conducted his first term, or how he has promised to run his second? His character is relevant to the discussion. He cheats. He lies. He steals. He rapes. He shirks responsibility. But he has made a lot of money. Like the $30 billion in bribes he took 2 weeks ago. He is a great buinessman but that is not relevant to the discussion. Reread what the origanal poster wrote to see this. It was about his character and how we can judge the future by his past deeds. My responses included rhetorical questions.
  - refurb 2y ago
    My original comment was "Trump has run several successful businesses, and with a 50+ year career several failures as well". I'm not interested in arguing about the comments someone else made.
    - sympil 2y ago
      Your comment was in response to someone and that provides the context for the discussion.
      - refurb 2y ago
        It wasn’t very relevant. First comment asked “we’ll need to wait and see if the admin can deliver”, then next “do we? Or do we have data to go on?” and my comment “he has run several successful businesses” followed by “his character is bad”. The logic doesn’t follow, just an attempt to bad mouth.

by sympil 2y ago

refurb 2y ago

The question wasn’t whether he’d “fit in” with YCombinator. But it makes sense that you’re answering every question with another and the one that accused him of being a grapist. You're grasping at straws to avoid admitting he's a successful businessman. ABC News has agreed to pay $15m (£12m) to US President-elect Donald Trump to settle a defamation lawsuit after its star anchor falsely said he had been found "liable for rape". https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrw57q4y9do https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgrw57q4y9do

sympil 2y ago
Here’s the post you originally responded to: Does it? Do we truly need to be born anew every day, unable to look into the past to see how Trump has run his businesses, or how he conducted his first term, or how he has promised to run his second? His character is relevant to the discussion. He cheats. He lies. He steals. He rapes. He shirks responsibility. But he has made a lot of money. Like the $30 billion in bribes he took 2 weeks ago. He is a great buinessman but that is not relevant to the discussion. Reread what the origanal poster wrote to see this. It was about his character and how we can judge the future by his past deeds. My responses included rhetorical questions.
- refurb 2y ago
  My original comment was "Trump has run several successful businesses, and with a 50+ year career several failures as well". I'm not interested in arguing about the comments someone else made.
  - sympil 2y ago
    Your comment was in response to someone and that provides the context for the discussion.
    - refurb 2y ago
      It wasn’t very relevant. First comment asked “we’ll need to wait and see if the admin can deliver”, then next “do we? Or do we have data to go on?” and my comment “he has run several successful businesses” followed by “his character is bad”. The logic doesn’t follow, just an attempt to bad mouth.