Hi there, I want to start by saying I certainly don’t want anyone here to feel scared to engage in constructive dialogue! And I agree that we should leave room to disagree reasonably with each other in our comments.
With that said, I’m honestly not sure why you feel that Alex and I didn’t do that. Quoting from Alex’s comment: “it seems worth flagging”; “some discussion of why this might matter”; “I just think it’s something to be aware of.” Quoting from mine: “I want to voice my support”; “in my opinion”; “I’ve come to believe”; “of course I don’t recommend [extreme version of my view].” Is there something else you would have liked to see?
I don’t think this is the right thread for a broader back-and-forth about downvoting behavior for reasons I elaborate on below, so I’ll just note for the record that I did not make any claim about the motivations of the downvoters, only an observation about the patterns I’ve seen over a long period of time (not just in this thread).
The final thing I’ll say is that while I think the topic of team selection and diversity is quite important for entrepreneurs in general, I don’t wish to see it overshadow the other good conversations about High Impact Athletes that are taking place on this page. For that reason, I’ve strong-upvoted some of the other top-level comments so that they’ll rank higher and hopefully be seen first.
Hi there, I want to start by saying I certainly don’t want anyone here to feel scared to engage in constructive dialogue! And I agree that we should leave room to disagree reasonably with each other in our comments.
With that said, I’m honestly not sure why you feel that Alex and I didn’t do that. Quoting from Alex’s comment: “it seems worth flagging”; “some discussion of why this might matter”; “I just think it’s something to be aware of.” Quoting from mine: “I want to voice my support”; “in my opinion”; “I’ve come to believe”; “of course I don’t recommend [extreme version of my view].” Is there something else you would have liked to see?
I don’t think this is the right thread for a broader back-and-forth about downvoting behavior for reasons I elaborate on below, so I’ll just note for the record that I did not make any claim about the motivations of the downvoters, only an observation about the patterns I’ve seen over a long period of time (not just in this thread).
The final thing I’ll say is that while I think the topic of team selection and diversity is quite important for entrepreneurs in general, I don’t wish to see it overshadow the other good conversations about High Impact Athletes that are taking place on this page. For that reason, I’ve strong-upvoted some of the other top-level comments so that they’ll rank higher and hopefully be seen first.