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0 pointsbirdplant2y ago0 comments

That’s a very generous interpretation of what happened because it wasn’t a “mistake” when he threatened the intern, it was something he purposefully and intentionally did, and doubled down on, even after having significant time to reconsider. Only when there was widespread public criticism of his actions did he backpedal.

I’m curious what he’s said or done to make you a fan?

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minhazm2y ago

Seems like you're just arguing about the definition of the word "mistake". Intent has nothing to do with it. From Google (Oxford Dictionary):

> an action or judgment that is misguided or wrong.

So to admit that you made a mistake just means you were "misguided or wrong" which he definitely made clear he was. You're claiming that there was significant time to reconsider but the reality is that this all went down in a matter of hours from when the intern published his article. Sometimes people have bad judgement and the public and especially one's peers can help to see the error of their ways and improve for the better. If he was a repeat offender and this happened several times then I could totally understand it but there's no reason to keep bringing this up every single time anything related to Replit is mentioned on HN.

birdplantOP2y ago

No, whole thing didn’t go down over a few hours. It was weeks. Not sure why you’d lie about this to protect someone you don’t know.

Furthermore, not only did did he refuse to acknowledge his lies, he continued to lie, doubled down on the previous ones, and to this day still continues to make deceptive statements.

So yes, as his slimy behavior has continued it is relevant to bring this up every single time replit is mentioned here.

alpaca1282y ago

Mistakes are not necessarily accidental or guilt-free. The CEO absolutely made a mistake.

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