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IMO the problem isn't that he looks 20, but rather that he looks pretty douchey in that photo. Looking young isn't so bad in this context, but looking like y
by gobongo 15y ago
IMO the problem isn't that he looks 20, but rather that he looks pretty douchey in that photo. Looking young isn't so bad in this context, but looking like you just stepped off of the set of one of those MTV 'reality' shows is.
I'm fairly certain this is going to get me down-voted through the floor, but please at least view the picture in question prior to down-voting me for saying this.
- PonyGumbo 15y ago"Smug" might be a better word. Fairly sinister lighting, too. The photo was definitely the first thing I noticed.
- Alex3917 15y agoThe lighting actually makes it look a lot like a Jill Greenberg photo: http://www.google.com/search?q=jill+greenberg+photo&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi&biw=973&bih=511 http://www.google.com/search?q=jill+greenberg+photo&um=1... I wouldn't be surprised too since she's also a RISD alumn.
- MartinCron 15y agoI immediately thought of Joey L's logging style, which is similar to Greenberg's. Basically, the really strong lighting on the sides and relatively dark front of face looks like his work for the Twilight movie posters.
- friendstock 15y agoIt was my impression too that the photo could be appropriate. EDIT: I've edited my comment to make it more constructive. Brian, I think you are doing a great job with AirBNB and handling this situation. Please take these comments as constructive criticism regarding the photo (in this particular situation).
- brianchesky 15y ago:(
- ccollins 15y agoDon't let them get you down, Brian.
- gobongo 15y agoI hesitated to even bring it up because I didn't know how to say it without it sounding like a personal attack, but FWIW, I didn't mean it as one. We all have photos taken of us that convey personalities that aren't really our own. I don't think you're a douche, but the photo gives that impression a bit.
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- boredguy8 15y agoClassiest reply in this whole discussion.
- friendstock 15y agoMy sincere apologies!!! John
- temphn 15y agoYo man: f these haters. Even the well meaning ones with their rubbernecking advice, even the fellow YC alums who don't understand that when a man has just been through hell and back that the last thing he needs is more people piling on with "constructive criticism" in an open forum. A lot of people tried to kill you just now, with a few like Melinda Byerley openly admitting that this was just an opportunity to express their envy and hatred. http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/31/another-airbnb-victim-tells-his-story-there-were-meth-pipes-everywhere/?fb_comment_id=fbc_10150268193548512_19794824_10150268212763512 http://techcrunch.com/2011/07/31/another-airbnb-victim-tells... For PR reasons you need to smile, even as JimmyL critiques the sincerity of your orthodontics. Smile on the outside and ask them in a chipper tone how you can be of service, but in the end, seriously, f* em. There's an insane amount of implementation work to do to get this 24/7 support and insurance program operational. F* em all and just plow. Pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. And your real customers and fans will thank you for it.
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- nimblegorilla 15y agoI don't think he looks like a douche, but I thought that picture was a stock photo of someone who was supposed to represent the criminal who started the whole mess.
- lwhi 15y agoI rarely LOL on HN, but I did just then.