Defending the Caroline Ellison hire: courts settled it, and Manifund gets a smart underpaid worker
marcusabramovi1 · x · 2026-09-12
Responding to criticism of Manifund's hire of Caroline Ellison, marcusabramovi1 asks what the alternative would be. He notes the courts decided she has served her time, and that with limited job prospects Manifund gets a very smart, undercompensated worker. He believes in redemption but agrees it doesn't obligate anyone to prove it this way.
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