Still not quite exactly following Carmack's suggestion here... is he saying on that last point that the problems with designers/artists were due to Sandy's mistakes (i.e. not a genuine apologetic "sorry" but a "sorry you're wrong" type response)?
replyHe is acknowledging that it was a problem and apologizing for it happening, but is not personally taking the blame for causing said problem
reply"I'm sorry we couldn't resolve things before they caused you to leave."
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