Agreed, Replit's CEO apologized for that lawsuit threat incident too. Well worth reading if you read the root comment's complaint.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27429234

Not quite so simple. I recall him doubling down on his position over and over on Twitter until he was getting so torn apart that he abruptly changed course and posted the apologies. It wasn’t until he was realized it was bad for business that he started backtracking and posting a different story.

Who the fuck cares? Stop digging in people's closets

Not people's closets. Openly something this company did.

You're implying this is some personal matter that isn't relevant.

That seems to be a pretty normal state of affairs. Have you found "getting torn apart" to be a reliable way of changing a mind?