The casual boosting of Sam Altman here makes me quite uncomfortable, and there’s probably better examples: One could argue that his job isn’t “paying” him as much as he’s “taking” things by unilateral action and being a less than trustworthy actor. Other than that, this was an interesting read!
The casual policing of positive comments about Sam Altman is unnecessary. Is this Sam Altman sneer club? Grok the author’s intent and choose your own example. SA is a polarizing figure, I get it. He can be a distraction to the point of an example, but in this case I thought it made sense.
It is something for authors to be on the lookout for though. Some examples invite “missing the point.” Sam Altman is increasingly one example of a name that invites distracted thoughts other than the point intended.
I understand that this hit a bad tone, but I do kind of stand behind the original comment for the precise reason that Altman has been particularly good at weaponizing things like “fun” and “high status” which the OP plays right into.
The casual boosting of Sam Altman here makes me quite uncomfortable, and there’s probably better examples: One could argue that his job isn’t “paying” him as much as he’s “taking” things by unilateral action and being a less than trustworthy actor. Other than that, this was an interesting read!
The casual policing of positive comments about Sam Altman is unnecessary. Is this Sam Altman sneer club? Grok the author’s intent and choose your own example. SA is a polarizing figure, I get it. He can be a distraction to the point of an example, but in this case I thought it made sense.
It is something for authors to be on the lookout for though. Some examples invite “missing the point.” Sam Altman is increasingly one example of a name that invites distracted thoughts other than the point intended.
I understand that this hit a bad tone, but I do kind of stand behind the original comment for the precise reason that Altman has been particularly good at weaponizing things like “fun” and “high status” which the OP plays right into.