If you don't make it a big deal, it's just going normalize executives having more and more public affairs in direct violation of their own company's rules. It's not a corporate culture I'm interested in further proliferating.

Because people, especially leaders, are expected to follow rules and have a moral compass. If he can't be bothered by company rules, ethics, etc., then why should his employees care about them?

And that's even aside from the practical fact that this makes him an easy target for blackmail.

At this point I'm really considering all of these comments related to Huang's conduct being "fine" or "not a problem" astroturfing.

> Who cares?

When its a public company CEO the ones who care are usually investors and depending on the company the government. It can put the company (thus investors and/or nation security) at risk

From Nvidia/their investors' perspective: it shows lack of good judgment that might cause future scandals or blackmail, stirs up media attention that distracts from the company's work, hurts the company's image as a fair employer, and damages the reputation of the human face of the company.

People like the frisson of reading about others indiscretions.

There is a difference between affair with a potential spy/subordinate vs sex workers.

I don't think we need to explain why here assuming everyone is discussing in good faith.

> Rumors of an affair between Huang and Powell have circulated for years, in part because Powell lacks a background in health or science...

You want that guy running your company?

Why would I care that the public face of a stock I hold is proving to be unprofessional?

Are you serious? There's a very high chance of a divorce in his near future, and it doesn't take a rocket surgeon to predict the impact it will have on his work performance.

Morality aside, he's about to enter a _rough_ era of his personal life. Unless you think his wife is going to accept a _second_ public affair, and not even with some sort of governmental honeypot.

If you believe CEOs significantly impact stock price, this is a clear indicator that quality is about to nosedive. I don't particularly ascribe to that belief, but a lot of the market does, and this is sort of a "duh" moment for them.

You are certainly free not to care as are others who care. What's your point?

Most people don't truly care about his personal situation, they care about what will happen to their $NVDA. The idea that people wont want to buy into companies because they are ran by imperfect people is laughably hilarious when things like tesla exist.

They are not as righteous as they want to think, they are just worried their gambling wont be as profitable as they would have liked, the ultimate sin on a site like this i suppose :)

America is the land of cults and leadership.

Half the country somehow thinks that the president is selected by god - just like olden days when people thought touching the king could cure sickness.

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