Eric Newcomer 

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i am conflicted about the post opinion situation.

on the one hand, i am sympathetic to the idea that i would not want to own a publication that was putting out opinions that in the aggregate i did not agree with.

on the other hand, being a good owner/boss is understanding what your strengths and weaknesses are. plausibly opinion-having is one of Bezo's weaknesses. he's certainly not spending as much time in touch with "the conversation" that opinion sections tend to orient around (for good and …