Posted on 10/28/2021 1:35:55 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Joe Lonsdale, a founder of Palantir Technologies Inc. and a prolific venture capitalist, stoked a debate on Twitter about parental leave, saying any prominent man who takes six months off with his newborn is "a loser."
The comment was made in response to a tweet about Pete Buttigieg, the U.S. Transportation secretary who took time off to care for his child, and criticism from the podcast personality Joe Rogan.
A father of three, Lonsdale is a regular critic of "woke" politics. He is a longtime associate of Peter Thiel, the powerful conservative billionaire. Lonsdale's venture investments include Flexport Inc., Joby Aviation Inc. and Oculus, which was acquired by Facebook Inc. He also runs an advocacy group with his wife called the Cicero Institute, which focuses on criminal justice, health care and other causes.
Last year, Lonsdale decamped from Silicon Valley to Austin, Texas, because he disagreed with San Francisco city leaders and was attracted to the more liberal gun laws and absence of personal income taxes in the state.
Despite his reputation, the response to Lonsdale's message Wednesday was unusually strong and mostly negative. Later on Twitter, he said using the word loser was "uncalled for," but he doubled down on the importance of maintaining traditional gender roles.
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I never got paid leave to care for my children. And even if I did, my pay and lifestyle would be chuckled at by the likes of the derelict transportation secretary.
I used my own PTO.
We pay men three days now.
this queer is definitely a loser and pure political hack
America's largest container port in Los Angeles is frozen with congestion and red-tape, and the best he could do was host a "video roundtable" back in July. He visited one Port - Baltimore - during his time in office.
Like Harris, he was given a position based on his standing in the Democrat Party. He will avoid any work and responsibility to avoid being associated with Biden's failures.
Well, six months is a long time for a man.
Guess that’s why they are not wealthy venture capitalists. They are lazy slobs who want to stay home.
A man who has just helped bring a child into the world should take a bit of time to be with his wife and newborn, then get back to work to provide for his family.
Maybe I’m just old-fashioned.
Dad didn't splash Similac on his nipples and have babies suck them like Pete ButtBoy does.
As a new Dad I changed diapers, did feedings, rocked him, etc. I don’t regret doing any of it.
But six months is ridiculous. Men are providers and should be out providing.
>>> As a new Dad I changed diapers, did feedings, rocked him, etc. I don’t regret doing any of it. <<<
Me too. And when my daughter needed help with her children I was able to do the same for my grandkids.
please tell me you are joking about the nipples. Please.
He’s absolutely correct.
i dint sleep wi yer wife, why should i have to pay???
well, maybe i did, but that’s another story
Of course think the same about women.
You can either be an employee or a full time parent but you can not be both.
So choose.
The part I find the most ridiculous is that he had only been on the job what..3 months or so? Why give him the job if he is going to take most of first year off?
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