Silicon Valley elite to social media hate: The radicalization that led to Gab

I didn't know that Andrew Torba (Gab founder) had been in YC recently. Seems he didn't feel like he fit in and maybe lacked the ability to deal with his feelings maturely.

> Torba posted an image on Twitter of comments made by a Latino Y Combinator member on Facebook, expressing fear for the safety of women and minorities, and added, “Build the Wall.”

I agree with Torba's basic position on free speech. I am opposed to the recent developments along the lines of 'some speech should be banned (merely) because it offends.' OTOH, when I tried out Gab a couple years ago, very early on after it started, the fn'ing nazis were so numerous and made me so sick that I quit it very quickly.

I've given up on social media after that one try. (Unless you count HN as social media.)