Traditionally when someone invokes their family while stepping down from a board it means there was either a major screw up, a sex scandal or a health crisis. It is normal not to get a straightforward reason for why someone resigns a powerful position.
> Why can’t he feel a sense of moral obligation to have members of our community be represented in seats of power?
His family is blacker than something like 80% of American families. He is "urging" a black replacement rather than identifying "this is the black candidate we have decided to replace me with". His daughter is going to be one of the American elite - this "able to answer" business is a transparent emotional play. She will crush everyone in this HN thread with the opportunities and material comforts that she will enjoy.
The blog post doesn't quite mesh. Balance of probabilities; there is more to this story that is not obvious. It isn't a basic moral decision.
> Why can’t he feel a sense of moral obligation to have members of our community be represented in seats of power?
His family is blacker than something like 80% of American families. He is "urging" a black replacement rather than identifying "this is the black candidate we have decided to replace me with". His daughter is going to be one of the American elite - this "able to answer" business is a transparent emotional play. She will crush everyone in this HN thread with the opportunities and material comforts that she will enjoy.
The blog post doesn't quite mesh. Balance of probabilities; there is more to this story that is not obvious. It isn't a basic moral decision.