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quentindanjou • yesterday at 4:35 PM • 5 replies • view on HN

A lot of people here hold NVDA shares, so there is a lot of conflict of interest in the comments.


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torginus • yesterday at 6:55 PM

Which is exactly the right attitude to have. He's not a hollywood celeb, nor is he even a politician. He was involved in a private scandal, that doesn't compromise his ability to lead a company to profitability, no matter what I think of him a a person.

The market has reacted this way for a reason - Nvidia share prices fell a lot over the past few days.

If the espionage probe was serious (and it was known about in intelligence circles going back as much as a year), it would be handle much differently, with charges brought agains him or his company being sanctioned.

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eldenring • yesterday at 4:39 PM

I dont understand this argument, its either a shareholder concern or a criminal concern? a "conflict of interest" is a term used when a 3rd party needs to be unbiased ex government or law. You wouldn't say its a conflict of interest if your favourite sports team trades their best player

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doublepg23 • yesterday at 5:28 PM

I mean, doesn't basically everyone with a 401k?

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mahboi • yesterday at 8:40 PM

We're taught in school that ad hominem is a logical fallacy, but you know, sometimes it's not.

If someone holds NVDA, nothing out of their mouth about NVDA matters to me. Even if they're stating a fact, cool, I can find those from someone else. The only exception is if they're willing to double down after, then I'll listen.