“In re-listening to this week’s podcast, I recognize that I come across as lacking empathy,” Golden State Warriors co-owner Chamath Palihapitiya wrote.
over the weekend immediately prompted outrage, including from the Warriors, who issued a statement saying the limited owner “does not speak on behalf of our franchise.” Within hours of the team’s statement, Palihapitiya said he wanted to clarify.
“In re-listening to this week’s podcast, I recognize that I come across as lacking empathy,” Palihapitiya wrote in part. “As a refugee, my family fled a county with its own set of human rights issues so this is something that is very much a part of my lived experience. To be clear, my belief is that human rights matter, whether in China, the United States, or elsewhere. Full stop.”
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