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submitted 2 months ago by dgerard@awful.systems to c/techtakes@awful.systems

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you would believe how bad these guys are at understanding basic shit

[let's see how long for this post to turn into a shooting gallery]

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[–] istewart@awful.systems 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

what do we pay this dang guy for, anyway

[–] self@awful.systems 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

he has many responsibilities:

sometimes he disagrees with an article title that’s entirely accurate and people aren’t buying his assertion that it’s clickbait, so he adds a question mark to it to try to make the article look less credible
tone policing
ignoring blatant flagging abuse
adding sites and posters on YC’s shitlist to the autodead filter
his bonuses are almost definitely predicated on how many of Garry Tan’s many fash friends feel comfortable posting on the orange site

[–] froztbyte@awful.systems 10 points 2 months ago

don’t forget stock control on the [flag] cupboard

[–] Evinceo@awful.systems 8 points 2 months ago

You missed his most important job, reminding everyone about previous discussions of PG essays whenever someone reposts a PG essay.