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Re: OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership

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Post by RaftPeople »

ryandrake wrote: post #50
thevillagechief wrote: post #40

Lately I’m realizing what an absolute drain imposter syndrome is. I see things like this and I think maybe I could jump three levels up into a completely different department and be just fine, at least for a while. Then maybe fail up?

Most of us here could easily do the day-to-day work of the CEO of our companies. Somehow we have adopted this corporate mysticism that tells us that people with CxO or SVP in their titles are somehow smarter, more skilled, more qualified than the rank-and-file, but I don't think it's true. They eat and shit just like we do.

> Most of us here could easily do the day-to-day work of the CEO of our companies.

I'm not so sure about that.

When I do a thought exercise and put myself in our CEO's shoes, I think "ok, which decisions do I need to make today to keep the company thriving in the next 3 or 5 or 10 years?"

For me personally, I don't really know. You can't just do the same thing because the economy is constantly evolving, but I can't see where it's going.

Re: OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership

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Post by jlarocco »

tyre wrote: post #19
blitzar wrote: post #8

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Palantir are a lot of things, incompetent they are not.

People I’ve spoken to in DoD strongly disagree with you there.

Perhaps. But they made $1.6 billion in net income in 2025, which, from a business perspective, makes them about $10.6 billion more competent than OpenAI.

Re: OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership

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Post by prepend »

throwatdem12311 wrote: post #16

lol a mixup with Jared Lego’s band “30 Seconds to Mars” > “You’re right, I got these two artists mixed up because of the name. I’m really sorry” — ChatGPT

I wish it was Jared Lego’s band.

Re: OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership

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Post by gensym »

sergiotapia wrote: post #48
thevillagechief wrote: post #40

Lately I’m realizing what an absolute drain imposter syndrome is. I see things like this and I think maybe I could jump three levels up into a completely different department and be just fine, at least for a while. Then maybe fail up?

History belongs to the people who show up.

Unfortunately, right now, it seems like history belongs to the people who bullshit.

Re: OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership

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Post by frakt0x90 »

RaftPeople wrote: post #61
ryandrake wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most of us here could easily do the day-to-day work of the CEO of our companies. Somehow we have adopted this corporate mysticism that tells us that people with CxO or SVP in their titles are somehow smarter, more skilled, more qualified than the rank-and-file, but I don't think it's true. They eat and shit just like we do.

> Most of us here could easily do the day-to-day work of the CEO of our companies. I'm not so sure about that. When I do a thought exercise and put myself in our CEO's shoes, I think "ok, which decisions do I need to make today to keep the company thriving in the next 3 or 5 or 10 years?" For me personally, I don't really know. You can't just do the same thing because the economy is constantly evolving, but I can't s…

You would also have a whole team of consultants, advisors, lawyers, and VP+ people specializing in each area telling you what the problems and possibilities are if you actually had that job. They're not operating in a vaccuum.

Re: OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership

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Post by jLaForest »

blitzar wrote: post #8
camillomiller wrote: post #3

And that, ladies and gentlemen, is Sam Altman’s unfettered attention to quality and details. This one is up there with Palantir in the list of companies that I hope will soon fail miserably and painfully.

Palantir are a lot of things, incompetent they are not.

tell that to those Iranian school girls, oh wait you cant cause palantir is incompetent and those kids are dead

Re: OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership

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Post by jacquesm »

thevillagechief wrote: post #40

Lately I’m realizing what an absolute drain imposter syndrome is. I see things like this and I think maybe I could jump three levels up into a completely different department and be just fine, at least for a while. Then maybe fail up?

Only if you're comfortable with fraud.

Re: OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership

#68

Post by InsideOutSanta »

RaftPeople wrote: post #61
ryandrake wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most of us here could easily do the day-to-day work of the CEO of our companies. Somehow we have adopted this corporate mysticism that tells us that people with CxO or SVP in their titles are somehow smarter, more skilled, more qualified than the rank-and-file, but I don't think it's true. They eat and shit just like we do.

> Most of us here could easily do the day-to-day work of the CEO of our companies. I'm not so sure about that. When I do a thought exercise and put myself in our CEO's shoes, I think "ok, which decisions do I need to make today to keep the company thriving in the next 3 or 5 or 10 years?" For me personally, I don't really know. You can't just do the same thing because the economy is constantly evolving, but I can't s…

The fact that you thought to consider the next 3, 5, or 10 years already makes you a better CEO than most CEOs that I personally know.

Re: OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership

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Post by hacker161 »

RaftPeople wrote: post #61
ryandrake wrote: post #50

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Most of us here could easily do the day-to-day work of the CEO of our companies. Somehow we have adopted this corporate mysticism that tells us that people with CxO or SVP in their titles are somehow smarter, more skilled, more qualified than the rank-and-file, but I don't think it's true. They eat and shit just like we do.

> Most of us here could easily do the day-to-day work of the CEO of our companies. I'm not so sure about that. When I do a thought exercise and put myself in our CEO's shoes, I think "ok, which decisions do I need to make today to keep the company thriving in the next 3 or 5 or 10 years?" For me personally, I don't really know. You can't just do the same thing because the economy is constantly evolving, but I can't s…

> For me personally, I don't really know. You can't just do the same thing because the economy is constantly evolving, but I can't see where it's going.

Neither does your CEO

Re: OpenAI CEO's Identity Verification Company Announced Fake Bruno Mars Partnership

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Post by jacquesm »

ryandrake wrote: post #50
thevillagechief wrote: post #40

Lately I’m realizing what an absolute drain imposter syndrome is. I see things like this and I think maybe I could jump three levels up into a completely different department and be just fine, at least for a while. Then maybe fail up?

Most of us here could easily do the day-to-day work of the CEO of our companies. Somehow we have adopted this corporate mysticism that tells us that people with CxO or SVP in their titles are somehow smarter, more skilled, more qualified than the rank-and-file, but I don't think it's true. They eat and shit just like we do.

You could, in good times. In bad times it is an entirely different story.
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