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dang ◴[] No.23543783[source]
This is an interesting and in-depth article that was inappropriately flagged. I've turned off the flags.

I understand the impulse to flag follow-up stories [1], especially on the hottest controversies of the moment, which always produce a flood of articles, most of which aren't very good. Curiosity and repetition don't go together [2]. But it's important to recognize the articles that are higher than median quality and not simply flag an entire category mechanically. Curiosity isn't mechanical either.

[1] https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=true&que...

[2] https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

[3] https://hn.algolia.com/?dateRange=all&page=0&prefix=false&qu...

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anewdirection ◴[] No.23543987[source]
I flagged it because it is an article written to promote further bias, while under the guise of 'exposing racism'. If you think promoting race politics is the goal of HN, I will find a different forum. My time in SV could not have been more different than what this boased article proports. Fuck identity politics and fuck bloomberg, and fuck you for promoting this drivel.
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gamblor956[dead post] ◴[] No.23544157[source]
Bye.

This article discusses a real issue that black CEOs face in Silicon Valley. It's similar to the problem that female CEOs also face almost daily.

It's not race politics or gender politics. It's simply a fact of life for people who aren't white males.

1. rvz ◴[] No.23544337{3}[source]
> It's not race politics or gender politics. It's simply a fact of life for people who aren't white males.

Or you can simply find a viable business model and remain bootstrapped without running to VCs for capital all the time, which is just like begging to have another boss, when in reality, they're creating a gigantic exit scam IPO or may pull out with their cash at anytime. [0][1]

Nothing stopping them and no excuses here.

[0] https://basecamp.com/bootstrapped

[1] https://twitter.com/chetanp/status/1205907182396395525