Posted a link to an archive of the Washington Post article

Quoted Paul Graham's tweet saying 'No one in the world is better than Sam at dealing with this kind of situation' and Jessica Livingston's retweet about being a founding donor to OpenAI because she believed in Sam

Suggested that mature adults can think someone is not fit for one job but fit for another

Claimed to have met ruthless dark triad people who are successful but should never be worked with

Joked about Altman's morality with a reference to Arlo Guthrie's 'Alice's Restaurant'

Asked for elaboration on how dark triad traits play out

Speculated that PG's praise might refer to Altman being good at corporate knife fighting

Wondered if PG meant Altman is good at dealing with being fired

Agreed that Altman is good at handling media frenzy and drama of being fired

Noted that Y Combinator still has a monetary interest in OpenAI's for-profit corp

Said removing Altman from YC was better for PG and YC, but having him at OpenAI gets better returns

Pointed out that PG and Jessica have vested interest in OpenAI, so they can't say anything negative

Said YC policy is to not publicly denounce anyone associated with YC

Countered that endorsing Altman's side is different from not denouncing

Argued the simplest explanation is most likely true

Replied that simplicity is not virtuous if contradicted by reality

Quoted H.L. Mencken: 'For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong'

Interpreted Jessica's phrase 'founding donor' as trying to imply she isn't protecting an investment

Found PG's compliment unsettling, as it implies Altman excels at conspiracy and backstabbing

Said the compliment implies Altman is best at unethical, weaponized persuasion

Said at this level everyone hates everyone else, it's all politics

Argued it's counterproductive to take business conflicts personally

Commented that HN audience is inexperienced and runs from conflict

Talked about alignment of interests and values

Compared silent removal to how police departments handle rogue cops

Called that an astonishingly bad analogy

Said it depends on whether firing was about being spread thin or ethics

Said different concerns govern police accountability vs. corporations

Argued corporations can have life-and-death impacts

Listed various ways corporations destroy lives

Questioned if the user is familiar with the ACAB movement

Defended the comparison and questioned whether layoffs equal being shot