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excerpt: "Inc.com posted an article that their reporter did with Matt Mullenweg, the co-founder of WordPress. In the article the reporter, David H. Freedman, doesn’t paint a sunshine and rainbows picture of the whole fiasco between Matt (et. al) and WP..."
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# Matt Mullenweg Doesn’t Like Being Called Out On His Behavior

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Seth Goldstein

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December 19, 2024

Sol 3653

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[Inc.com posted an article that their reporter did with Matt Mullenweg, the co-founder of WordPress.](https://www.inc.com/dfreedman/matt-mullenweg-wordpress-wp-engine/90994969)

In the article the reporter, David H. Freedman, doesn’t paint a sunshine and rainbows picture of the whole fiasco between Matt (et. al) and WP Engine.

Matt, in his right, responded calling the piece a “Hit Piece.”

> [Inc Hit Piece](https://ma.tt/2024/12/inc-hit-piece/)

I don’t blame Matt for not liking being called out on his actions, but what does he honestly expect? Honestly, he put a, formerly mandatory, checkbox that made people swear allegiance to pineapple on pizza to log in to WordPress.com. It’s now optional.

I’d love to hear all of your thoughts.

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