"It is shocking when you read someone as prominent as Dave McClure, writing a blog post like this. Whatever offense he believes Jason Fried committed, his piece makes Jason’s post seem mild and uncontroversial."
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Why does everything suck?: Can’t We Disagree Without Being Disagreeable

Rafer comment on Hank’s blog:
Hank,
Dave is a little like that in person. It’s a persona he grooms and which works for him. He’s also a very worthwhile guy to buy a beer for.

I usually prefer the sort of civil discourse that you promote in this post, but I really support McClure’s lack of civility here (my reblog of his post — http://bit.ly/1lgMg ).

While titfortat is a bad idea unto itself, you neglect to mention that Fried’s post title is “[Aaron Patzer] bends over.” Fried’s rhetoric has moved well beyond the threshold of reason and into an apparent attempt to talk down everyone who has chosen a path different from his. I agree with Fried that institutional venture capital is rarely an appropriate way to enrich founders or make a difference, but that’s a long way from damning others for doing so.

Fried’s ignorant, bigoted homophobic imagery aside, accusing Aaron Patzer of being anything but brilliant and successful is deeply misplaced. Fuck him.

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