Which is as it should be. First of all, marriage is a covenant. If someone cannot be trusted to keep his word on that, it's tough to trust him with power over thousands of employees and trillions of dollars. Second, I'm guessing the board asked Huang after the first affair's revelation whether there were more skeletons in his closet, and he said no. Lying to one's board is more than enough reason to be ousted.

▲

gwbas1c 14 hours ago | parent | next [-]

> marriage is a covenant

That's a very narrow view that's a function of one's religion, culture, and values.

When I was in school, (US) my very Catholic French teacher explained that his uncle, in France, had a mistress. His uncle's wife knew and was okay with it. What my teacher was explaining is that the culture around marriage varies considerably through the world, and you can't take for granted that what we were taught (monogamy) is the standard that others live to, or even expect from you.

▲

landl0rd 14 hours ago | parent [-]

Yes, I can. The normalcy of a thing doesn't make it right. But this isn't really about whether absolute cultural relativism is appropriate or not. It's about a man who broke his word. Huang wed an American woman in America, not a French woman in France. Nothing about this situation indicates Huang's wife was remotely aware of nor alright with his philandery.

▲

gwbas1c 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

After looking up Huang:

He is an immigrant, he holds dual citizenship in Taiwan, and regularly travels there.

I didn't go so far as to find out if he married in the US or elsewhere, or if his wedding was Christian.

What I do now is that in some cultures in that part of the world, it is acceptable for a man to visit a prostitute during a business trip. It's not something I condone.

I should also point out that in the US, there's no standard wedding vows! I don't think you know what vows Huang made with his wife; nor do I think you know what their expectations were in their relationship.

▲

gwbas1c 13 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

> Huang wed an American woman in America

Please don't make the mistake of assuming that American culture is homogeneous: It's not.

▲

landl0rd 13 hours ago | parent [-]

There's no major American subculture in which stepping out on your wife is "a good thing" or even "an okay thing". A vast majority of Americans poll consistently against adultery and it's often the most universally condemned action in surveys. Here's one example: https://news.gallup.com/poll/692801/adultery-cloning-seen-im...

	▲	gwbas1c 10 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> There's no major American subculture in which stepping out on your wife is "a good thing" or even "an okay thing". No, there isn't. There is a significant part of American culture that separates personal life from professional life. IE, an affair is treated as a private matter to be handled by the married (or committed) couple. (IE, this is why many people in this thread focus on Huang's job performance over the affair.) And I agree with the latter: The affair is a matter between Huang and his wife; it's a signal of his trustworthiness and honesty, and raises concerns about national security. But beyond that, it's not my place, or your place, to judge.

▲

cunnymcface 13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Wait till you hear about what wives get up to at “board game night” in San Jose.

▲

landl0rd 13 hours ago | parent | next [-]

My mother had gotten "two wrongs don't make a right" through my head by about age four. It's still true. I don't know nor care what they're doing in San Jose.

	▲	cunnymcface 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Seems like what they’re doing in North America kind of undercuts your assumptions. Perhaps it’s you that is out of touch? Both partners in this case know and/or participate, you don’t want drama at your games night after all. There is no wrong here, it turns out that many partners like seeing their partner have a great time.

▲

13 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

[deleted]

▲

martiverse 14 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

From a religious perspective, sure. From an earthly perspective, you don't know what the other side was doing. Have you ever been married to a menopausal or a post menopausal woman? A marriage in which there is a permanent refusal to have sex can be annulled.

	▲	otterley 14 hours ago \| parent [-]
		> A marriage in which there is a permanent refusal to have sex can be annulled. That’s not quite true. A more accurate statement would be: A marriage may be annulled in some U.S. states if one spouse entered the marriage with a concealed, permanent intention not to consummate it, and that intention constitutes fraud going to the essence of the marriage. If the couple was having sex after marriage, and then one partner decided to cease having it some time later, that is generally not grounds for annulment. If it were permitted, this would make many, if not most, late-stage marriages subject to annulment. People get sick and injured or just incapable in old age.

▲

qwytw 14 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Seems like some weird fundamentalist take. On its own it's purely a private matter between him and his wife (obviously the GPU smuggling stuff is a separate thing). Given that the affair has been semi public for years it's hard to imagine his wife didn't know about it anyway.

▲

landl0rd 14 hours ago | parent [-]

If it's fundamentalist to hold a man to his word, then I suppose you can count me a fundamentalist. If he'll shatter trust with the person he purportedly loves most in the world, just what might he do to you, the customer or shareholder?

▲

qwytw 14 hours ago | parent [-]

> shatter trust with the person he purportedly loves most in the world

Well we don't know that, you are not legally required to love someone you are married to and I have no clue what their relationship is like or whether they have any sort of "arrangements". I could hardly care less really since its their private matter.

> just what might he do to you, the customer or shareholder?

I don't really see a correlation between those things. All sorts of immoral degenerates (e.g. Musk, (potentially) Gates and I assume plenty of other lesser known CEOs) have generated massive amounts of value for their shareholders.

	▲	kridsdale1 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It may even be the case that immoral degenerates are the MOST suitable people to invest your money with.