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follow-up Mastodon thread from the author: https://hackers.town/@lori/112255132348604770

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[–] [email protected] 42 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think if a CEO repeatedly ignored my boundaries and pushed their agenda on me I would not be able to keep the same amount of distance from the subject to make such a measured blog post. I'd likely use the opportunity to point out both the bad behavior and engage with the content itself. I have a lot of respect for Lori for being able to really highlight a specific issue (harassment and ignoring boundaries) and focus only on that issue because of it's importance. I think it's important framing, because I could see people quite easily being distracted by the content itself, especially when it is polarizing content, or not seeing the behavior as problematic without the focus being squarely on the behavior and nothing else. It's smart framing and I really respect Lori for being able to stick to it.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think if a CEO repeatedly ignored my boundaries and pushed their agenda on me I would not be able to keep the same amount of distance from the subject to make such a measured blog post

well, it's the other way around. the blog post was first, then Vlad contacted them, then the thread was posted.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago

Sorry I meant this reply, thread, whatever. This post. I'm aware the blog post was the instigating force for Vlad reaching out.

[–] [email protected] 37 points 11 months ago

I was thinking about trying Kagi but then they "partnered" with Brave, which pretty much instantly turned me off. But then their CEO made some response where he basically said "cry about it". I can't find the original forum reply so I think he edited it

[–] [email protected] 15 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The GDPR conversation is hilarious. Sure they're a US based company, but after 5 years of operation I would've expected them to have consulted a lawyer about this at some point. Forgetting (assuming it's not "forgetting") about the required documentation is not the worst thing in the world morally but it doesn't exactly make them look competent either.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 11 months ago

The responses kinda remind me of Linus Sebastian.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Ah I know these traits, CEO of kagi is narcissistic 💯. Just like me 🤪. Would probably done the same and clown myself in the eyes of the web.

Maybe all of the CEOs are narcs but this one is like extra super insecure even for us.