Rap Genius Drops Co-Founder Following Elliot Rodger Manifesto Annotations

http://techcrunch.com/2014/05/26/rap-genius-co-founder-resigns-following-elliot-rodger-manifesto-annotations/

by ckelly • 12 years ago

13 9 12 years ago

What was going through this guys head when he decided to write these things? To blow it all over some stupid little quip (and not even interesting to boot!).

tatalegma2• 12 years ago

I'm guessing he was/is on drugs. He's openly talked about using vyvanse and adderall, so he might have been on those and/or other substances. I've generally assumed he was high any time I hear about the dumb shit he does or says.

yalogin• 12 years ago

I feel bad for the people who are forced to work for that company. When the market for software engineers is this good why would you keep working there?

derwiki• 12 years ago

Forced?

amagumori• 12 years ago

rapgenius definitely seems to be a hotbed of silicon valley brogrammer culture.

bruceb• 12 years ago

It is in NYC.

ameoba• 12 years ago

We're talking about a website that provides commentary on rap music. You can find things far more misogynistic and tasteless than this idiot's manifesto without even trying. How is talking about a mass murderer off limits while lyrics glorifying violence are the site's bread & butter?

cup• 12 years ago

Rap music isn't synonymous with violence and to suggest so displays an ignorance of the genre.

tatalegma2• 12 years ago

Rap music is art (make believe, in case that's not clear), and this was real. This guy literally went on a killing spree and killed multiple people, and the manifesto was his, well, manifesto. And the co-founder who was axed was praising little pieces of the killer's writing. Totally inappropriate.

OK, now that's the basic part of why it was wrong. Now why it was really wrong is that the co-founder was trying to use the killing spree to bring traffic to his site. Lots of people are going to be googling about this killer, lots would be googling his manifesto, so I think the co-founder was trying to make sure his site would come up when they did so. Pretty scummy.

Basically, the context of this being the hate filled manifesto of a guy who just killed people is why.

Rap Genius Drops Co-Founder Following Elliot Rodger Manifesto Annotations

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