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>Asked to sum up the tech community’s feelings about Mr. Edelson, Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator, a technology incubator that invests in very young compa
by anonymousab 12y ago
>Asked to sum up the tech community’s feelings about Mr. Edelson, Sam Altman, president of Y Combinator, a technology incubator that invests in very young companies, said the lawyer was regarded as “a leech tarted up as a freedom fighter.”
I guess that means even leeches have their societal uses.
- sukilot 12y agoMr Altman certainly has learned Mr Graham's knack for putting his foot in his mouth. There are better ways to disagree with someone who made a career of fighting for the public interest, even if he might threaten your investments in crapware bundlers or Craigslist spammers.
- thesteamboat 12y agoSomewhat offtopic but yes, leeches are in fact societally useful: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeches#Medicinal_use_of_leeches https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeches#Medicinal_use_of_leech...