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There's three names in that title, and none of them are explained in the tiny slice of an article that's free. Am I expected to just know who these random peop

by nilamo 1y ago

There's three names in that title, and none of them are explained in the tiny slice of an article that's free. Am I expected to just know who these random people are?

SoftTalker 1y ago
No, you're expected to subscribe to the publication.
reactordev 1y ago
It’s New Yorker shit There’s a big fuss over a potential mayor of New York that has the right losing their minds. To the point where people are quitting over other peoples opinions. Truly bizarro world stuff.
- cholantesh 1y ago
  >It’s New Yorker shit Two of the three principals in this story are based in California and employed by a Californian firm.
- snypher 1y ago
  People should either keep their opinions to themselves or not allow it to be tied to their corporation. If my employer was tied to shitbird comments like Sequoia is now, I'd quit also.
  - reactordev 1y ago
    Wholeheartedly agree. It’s foul on both sides. One for a partner to use that platform as a soap box for hate. The other, having to deal with the fallout and just quitting. Ruining their flow and possibly upending their lives. Standing up for what’s right sometimes costs you everything.
- keeda 1y ago
  > To the point where people are quitting over other peoples opinions. Isn't that rational? If you found that a colleague had views you found personally abhorrent AND you had the luxury of being able to walk away from the job, wouldn't you? The tragedy of modern work life (and the current job market!) is that the vast majority of people do not have that luxury, and hence are stuck in the jobs they hate. But I expect the COO of a large VC probably has several lifetimes' worth of that luxury stashed away.
  - reactordev 1y ago
    In this economy that’s a big AND…
  - prewett 1y ago
    > Isn't that rational? If you found that a colleague had views you found personally abhorrent AND you had the luxury of being able to walk away from the job, wouldn't you? I consider that to be immature and highly unprofessional. It used to be that professionalism considered the realm of private opinion to have no bearing on whether you could work with someone. It also used to be that we might abhor your opinion but defend your right to say it. Now we cannot even work with someone who has impure opinions. Nor do we have any barrier between our private lives and work now, apparently.
    - keeda 1y ago
      It is entirely consistent to defend somebody's freedom of speech but then wish to dissociate from that person if their speech offends your sensibilities. This is just a variation on the old "freedom of speech" vs "freedom from consequences" / "freedom of reach" dichotomies. Maybe the best option is, as you indicate, to use discretion when breaking the barrier between your private and work lives. However, airing your opinions on a public forum with your public identity largely precludes having such barriers.
    - UncleMeat 1y ago
      Posting on twitter isn't "private life." I do not see why "has the right to say something" and "everybody has to refuse to change their behavior towards this person in any way" are supposed to be the same thing.
- UncleMeat 1y ago
  The opinion in this case is that Muslims are fundamentally bad people. They aren't disagreeing over tax policy or what to do with rent stabilized apartments in NYC. Yeah, I'd prefer not to work with somebody with these bigoted beliefs.
gdulli 1y ago
Sir, you posted this reply from a device that gives you instant access to all extant knowledge.
- djeastm 1y ago
  This is true, but it's also fair to complain about someone on HN linking to a one-sentence headline on a paywalled site. It approaches ill manners, imho.
  - afavour 1y ago
    An archive.is link was the first comment on the page, nearly an hour before yours
notatoad 1y ago
this seems like the relevant information: >Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire over racist, anti-Muslim remarks posted on social media. > In a tweet about New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, Maguire said Mamdani “comes from a culture that lies about everything. It’s literally a virtue to lie if it advances his Islamist agenda.” Maguire later doubled down on his remarks and responded to public criticism with vague threats, writing to one individual critical of his remarks, “You may not know this… but I’ve been watching you.” https://ca.cair.com/press-release/cair-calls-for-firing-of-sequoia-partner-shaun-maguire-after-racist-anti-muslim-rants/ https://ca.cair.com/press-release/cair-calls-for-firing-of-s...
- isolay 1y ago
  > It’s literally a virtue to lie if it advances his X agenda Replace "X" with "marketing" and you're back in the mainstream. Religions are all the same ultimately, no matter the idol they worship.
randycupertino 1y ago
Shaun Maguire is a partner at Sequoia who has become an outspoken right-wing commentator online and large GOP donor. His recent comments that the Sequoia COO quit over was about the democrat front runner candidate for NYC Mayor, Zohran Mamdani. This article has some details: https://www.businessinsider.com/shaun-maguire-sequoia-vc-gop-trump-supporter-backlash-zohran-mamdani-2025-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/shaun-maguire-sequoia-vc-gop... > Following Trump's felony conviction last year, Maguire announced he'd back Trump in the 2024 election and would write his campaign a $300,000 check. In total, he donated about $800,000 to Republican causes last year, according to data from Open Secrets. Once Trump was elected, Maguire aided in the transition by interviewing candidates for positions in the defense department, The New York Times reported.
TYPE_FASTER 1y ago
https://archive.ph/CNJkT https://archive.ph/CNJkT

by nilamo 1y ago

There's three names in that title, and none of them are explained in the tiny slice of an article that's free. Am I expected to just know who these random people are?

SoftTalker 1y ago

No, you're expected to subscribe to the publication.

reactordev 1y ago

It’s New Yorker shit There’s a big fuss over a potential mayor of New York that has the right losing their minds. To the point where people are quitting over other peoples opinions. Truly bizarro world stuff.

cholantesh 1y ago
>It’s New Yorker shit Two of the three principals in this story are based in California and employed by a Californian firm.
snypher 1y ago
People should either keep their opinions to themselves or not allow it to be tied to their corporation. If my employer was tied to shitbird comments like Sequoia is now, I'd quit also.
- reactordev 1y ago
  Wholeheartedly agree. It’s foul on both sides. One for a partner to use that platform as a soap box for hate. The other, having to deal with the fallout and just quitting. Ruining their flow and possibly upending their lives. Standing up for what’s right sometimes costs you everything.
keeda 1y ago
> To the point where people are quitting over other peoples opinions. Isn't that rational? If you found that a colleague had views you found personally abhorrent AND you had the luxury of being able to walk away from the job, wouldn't you? The tragedy of modern work life (and the current job market!) is that the vast majority of people do not have that luxury, and hence are stuck in the jobs they hate. But I expect the COO of a large VC probably has several lifetimes' worth of that luxury stashed away.
- reactordev 1y ago
  In this economy that’s a big AND…
- prewett 1y ago
  > Isn't that rational? If you found that a colleague had views you found personally abhorrent AND you had the luxury of being able to walk away from the job, wouldn't you? I consider that to be immature and highly unprofessional. It used to be that professionalism considered the realm of private opinion to have no bearing on whether you could work with someone. It also used to be that we might abhor your opinion but defend your right to say it. Now we cannot even work with someone who has impure opinions. Nor do we have any barrier between our private lives and work now, apparently.
  - keeda 1y ago
    It is entirely consistent to defend somebody's freedom of speech but then wish to dissociate from that person if their speech offends your sensibilities. This is just a variation on the old "freedom of speech" vs "freedom from consequences" / "freedom of reach" dichotomies. Maybe the best option is, as you indicate, to use discretion when breaking the barrier between your private and work lives. However, airing your opinions on a public forum with your public identity largely precludes having such barriers.
  - UncleMeat 1y ago
    Posting on twitter isn't "private life." I do not see why "has the right to say something" and "everybody has to refuse to change their behavior towards this person in any way" are supposed to be the same thing.
UncleMeat 1y ago
The opinion in this case is that Muslims are fundamentally bad people. They aren't disagreeing over tax policy or what to do with rent stabilized apartments in NYC. Yeah, I'd prefer not to work with somebody with these bigoted beliefs.

gdulli 1y ago

Sir, you posted this reply from a device that gives you instant access to all extant knowledge.

djeastm 1y ago
This is true, but it's also fair to complain about someone on HN linking to a one-sentence headline on a paywalled site. It approaches ill manners, imho.
- afavour 1y ago
  An archive.is link was the first comment on the page, nearly an hour before yours

notatoad 1y ago

this seems like the relevant information: >Sequoia Capital partner Shaun Maguire over racist, anti-Muslim remarks posted on social media. > In a tweet about New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, Maguire said Mamdani “comes from a culture that lies about everything. It’s literally a virtue to lie if it advances his Islamist agenda.” Maguire later doubled down on his remarks and responded to public criticism with vague threats, writing to one individual critical of his remarks, “You may not know this… but I’ve been watching you.” https://ca.cair.com/press-release/cair-calls-for-firing-of-sequoia-partner-shaun-maguire-after-racist-anti-muslim-rants/ https://ca.cair.com/press-release/cair-calls-for-firing-of-s...

isolay 1y ago
> It’s literally a virtue to lie if it advances his X agenda Replace "X" with "marketing" and you're back in the mainstream. Religions are all the same ultimately, no matter the idol they worship.

randycupertino 1y ago

Shaun Maguire is a partner at Sequoia who has become an outspoken right-wing commentator online and large GOP donor. His recent comments that the Sequoia COO quit over was about the democrat front runner candidate for NYC Mayor, Zohran Mamdani. This article has some details: https://www.businessinsider.com/shaun-maguire-sequoia-vc-gop-trump-supporter-backlash-zohran-mamdani-2025-7 https://www.businessinsider.com/shaun-maguire-sequoia-vc-gop... > Following Trump's felony conviction last year, Maguire announced he'd back Trump in the 2024 election and would write his campaign a $300,000 check. In total, he donated about $800,000 to Republican causes last year, according to data from Open Secrets. Once Trump was elected, Maguire aided in the transition by interviewing candidates for positions in the defense department, The New York Times reported.

TYPE_FASTER 1y ago

https://archive.ph/CNJkT https://archive.ph/CNJkT