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jaynate | on: Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang's letter to staff about affair
He has tremendous EQ
program_whiz | parent | next
His PR firm definitely does, this piece gives no indication of how Jensen is actually feeling or his EQ. I assure you he didn't draft this and push to a public website. There are literal investigations of national security implications, as well as billions on the line over this. This is the most strategic and controlled rollout of a story you will ever read. The wording is designed perfectly to minimize impact to stock:

1. take responsibility (by saying you take responsibility, hopefully there is no actual fallout from this). 2. Admit wrong doing (people hate someone who tries to cover up) 3. Talk about how much you love your family and how wonderful they are and you would never want to hurt them (relatable). 4. Write in a tone of sincere regret to avoid any public backlash (stock price depends on this).

rithdmc | parent
He didn't seem to leverage that when deciding to have a prolonged affair.
wooger | root | parent | next
with an obvious Chinese honey-trap spy.
ukblewis | root | parent | next
And that is very unfortunate. Maybe we all need better access to therapy and mental health care… billionaires included
Aerroon | root | parent | next
Or maybe "therapy and mental healthcare" are simply not up to the task and it's not a matter of access?
program_whiz | root | parent
Haha, wow, yeah I'm sure the reason for all this was that Jensen couldn't find a therapist. Aside from assuming he cheated for mental health reasons (not sure where you get that, maybe he just wanted some strange), the man could literally buy an entire therapy practice for his private use or just put one on $250k retainer to be available at all times. I would be surprised if they didn't have coaches / mental health professionals that attend to him all the time anyway.

Sometimes people cheat, especially when they have lots of offers, money, free time, travel, and time away from family. It feels good, and gives a sweet rush of dopamine, and is part of men's biological wiring and selected for over the eons.

oenvoendoskfk | root | parent
It only feels good if the act of cheating is what get you off, which, then again, is another problem entirely.

And please, no, cheating is not part of “men’s biological wiring”. Not one is “wired to cheat”. It’s a choice. A conscious choice. We have enough will power to stop ourselves at any moment regardless of whatever bullshit “wiring” theory you might have. It was his choice and he chose poorly. Simple as that.

It always astounds me how billionaires (of all people) can be the stupidest people on Earth while also being the most powerful people on Earth.

Power doesn’t corrupt, power seeks the corrupt.

program_whiz | root | parent
Yes, crazy how ignoring the evidence for all of human history to support your theory means that otherwise the most rational, educated, successful people in the world are complete buffoons.

On the other hand if we are partially controlled by biological drives, it explains these patterns we repeatedly observe, despite the consequences. I posit Jensen is not among "the stupidest people on earth" but that the skills that allow him to head a trillion dollar company are separate from the have-an-affair part of his biology. Of course, you could be right, maybe Bezos, Gates, Juang, Clinton, and others are just really stupid.

rithdmc | root | parent | next
Cheating is not part of men's biological wiring. Survival and procreation are, and monogamy is a new enough concept.
kdisicjwkcksk | root | parent
Sir, this is a Wendy’s.

You seem to be conflating quite a few different subjects there. Procreation is definitely a biological drive, cheating is not. And thus, your argument is undone.

ape4 | root | parent | next
I wonder what the pillowtalk was like: so are you ramping up production of product ABC, honey
qlte | root | parent
See the TV series The Americans for a fictional depiction.

You know product ABC has ongoing yield problems from an outside source. Wait for moment when Person Z looks burnt out/stressed/etc and walk through emotional available "you can talk to me about anything" routine.

Don't pry about specific topic but wait until Person Z volunteers some vague conflict at work you know is the yield issue and try to gently redirect conversation using your insider knowledge Person Z isn't aware of to specific area you're interested in.

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