Story in 3 parts, in which @paulg praises (in good faith) someone who's actually a con man; realizes he's been conned, and says so; and is cast out by the con man.
@paulg The story has a happy ending: @paulg is here, and joining the communities in just the right way: https://mas.to/@paulg/109536767974913388
Paul Graham (@[email protected])

@trumpet I just donated to help pay your server costs. If it's not enough would you please let me know?

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@dangillmor I wonder if people with the idolize the wealthy thing have learned yet πŸ€·β€β™‚οΈ
@dangillmor he didn’t suck up enough?
@dangillmor @paulg Was the trajectory not clear by November 16?
You don’t have to be an architect to know when a building is on fire. The flames are a strong indicator.
@dangillmor Graham is now un-suspended. I'm in suspense waiting for the next thrilling plot twist.

@dangillmor @paulg

I have never run a company, but I was a computer programmer analyst & even a systems analyst at one company, and I have an understanding of large turnkey applications serving a diverse group of users located in different areas, with a variety of inputs/outputs to/from the app.
He consistently has made poor management decisions at the #Birdsite which makes me think the plan for Twitter was always to destroy it, at least for the lefties.