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Nah You can beat the system and be disobedient while still behaving ethically. In fact that's the very best time to beat the system and be disobedient.
by estearum 4mo ago
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You can beat the system and be disobedient while still behaving ethically. In fact that's the very best time to beat the system and be disobedient.
- dndnfbfn 4mo ago[flagged]
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- estearum 4mo agowat pretty sure PG and sama had a pretty serious falling out because it turns out sama is a complete snake but you know, go off king (or whatever)
- PacificSpecific 4mo agoI think the person you are replying to was referring to Gary tan
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- e28eta 4mo agoAnd, if YC is paying attention, this question might make a good filter for the unethical folks who’re willing to admit to their misdeeds.
- siva7 4mo agoThat's literally what they're looking for. To filter out ethical founders.
- neya 4mo agoNotice how the description never included the term "ethical". That's something you injected as an assumption to make a counter point. Not blaming you, just highlighting the flaw in your argument. Because, the lack of mention of that word IS a culture issue.
- gdhvkkk 4mo ago> Because, the lack of mention of that word IS a culture issue. or, how you interpret the question is part of the interview process...
- latexr 4mo agoSam Altman clearly has no qualms with lying and being unethical and eventually was at the front of Y Combinator, so that question either doesn’t care for ethics, doesn’t do a good job of filtering, or specifically filters in favour of unethical behaviour.
- estearum 4mo agoOr unethical people are hard to spot, in part due to, you know... their lack of ethics.
- RA_Fisher 4mo agoIt’s well-known Brockman and his wife donated $25 million to MAGA Inc., the main super PAC supporting Donald Trump. The main higher-level factor is our patriarchal culture (and more bad things tend to stem from places where that’s intense).
- estearum 4mo agoNot sure what this has to do with Sam being hired at YC 10 years ago
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- soraminazuki 4mo agoSure, that's possible, but the question is, is that what's actually happening?
- estearum 4mo agoYes, by and large the vast majority of the thousands of companies that YC invests in are probably behaving within ethical boundaries. While there's no shortage of horror stories and I think greater scrutiny/criticism is warranted, I doubt that it's an actual criminal organization.
- LPisGood 4mo agoThe gap between ethical and illegal is large, murky, and profitable. Many companies live there and do quite well.