I received a similar email and have applied for an internship sometime during March. YC did mention they received over 1600 applications for it. Pretty cool gesture. Though, I think you are slightly luckier than I am…
That is the problem with the ad hominem culture in America. Just because a person is racist/whatever doesn't necessarily mean that s/he is a bad person. We should actually be open to people who have these ideas. We…
I understand you are passionate about this topic but please consider this line of thinking: Here is what I am seeing: "The discrimination against Brendan was based on something that he did." [therefore the…
"He was fired because the particular political donation he made is evidence that he is a bigot, that he has a broken moral code." Just because a person is a bigot doesn't necessarily mean that s/he is a bad person. I've…
I received a similar email and have applied for an internship sometime during March. YC did mention they received over 1600 applications for it. Pretty cool gesture. Though, I think you are slightly luckier than I am…
That is the problem with the ad hominem culture in America. Just because a person is racist/whatever doesn't necessarily mean that s/he is a bad person. We should actually be open to people who have these ideas. We…
I understand you are passionate about this topic but please consider this line of thinking: Here is what I am seeing: "The discrimination against Brendan was based on something that he did." [therefore the…
"He was fired because the particular political donation he made is evidence that he is a bigot, that he has a broken moral code." Just because a person is a bigot doesn't necessarily mean that s/he is a bad person. I've…