alt Hacker News> BTW, I approached ABC about buying back the former FiveThirtyEight IP*, and they said they wouldn't sell at any price because I'd criticized their management of the brand.
--Nate Silver (538 founder)
ABC seem pretty petty here.
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rurp • yesterday at 7:56 PM
Wow. I have a low opinion of ABC as I said in another post, but this level of pettiness is still surprising to me.
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eugenekolo • yesterday at 8:05 PM
WOuldn't proof of that be some grounds for breach of fiduciary duty?
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TurdF3rguson • yesterday at 10:01 PM
Just register fivethirtynine.com and don't look back.
So Nate & Co sell out to a big corporation then are upset that it does big corporation stuff? I'm more mad at Nate here because 538 was my go-to for political coverage pre-sellout, and because of his greed it went away.