public image is important in the long term, and he completely ruined that.

It's not important if the shareholders can net a specific amount in the short term that makes them happy.

He would have made far more by preserving it.

Well, that's the thing. I'm saying as long as he meets a threshold that makes the shareholders/investors happy, then he's competent.

Besides, the "public image" of the website has always been mediocre at best. Maybe 2 levels of quality higher than 4chan.

Remember, r/watchpeopledie used to be a subreddit. For a long, long time.