Since I see that a notable VC-famous jerk is now telling us that he wish he'd "stood by" Eich way back, I'd like to tell you a true fact: Eich didn't lose the CEO's job for his (reprehensible) Prop-8 donation.

Everyone wants to believe that's true, because fits nicely into useful narratives a number of invested camps want to champion, whether it's somebody being ousted for reprehensible views or the woke SJW mob somehow pulling down a great leader (tm) but that's not what happened.

@mhoye @freddy Too much bile and obvious hate for this to read as a credible account
@nadim @mhoye I worked there back then. I know Mike. You know me. 🤷
At the same time, everyone has their biases and gripes and opinions. That’s OK.
@freddy @nadim Oh, I've got gripes, no question.