> The sad thing is that one email came from the co-founder of a Startup out of Germany.
They should definitely name and shame them.
Yeah, let's not start giving people bad ideas here, m'kay? If you want to do some internet idiocy, do it yourself.
Having lived in Germany, "Co-founder of a Startup out of Germany" conjures up the image of one of the many economics-degree-holding bros who strut around and "network", bullshitting everyone (themselves included) that they're going to be the next Zuckerberg.
Then again, my remote impression is that Silicon Valley isn't that much different nowadays.
If you post it, you'll get your own letters from him demanding you forget him or be in violation of GDPR.
I'm not a lawyer, but I do think he should have totally posted the letter, without redaction. We don't have enough context here.