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Reid Hoffman says SpaceX 'not an AI company', xAI 'complete train wreck'

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Re: Reid Hoffman says SpaceX 'not an AI company', xAI 'complete train wreck'

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Post by petilon »

tripledry wrote: post #90
AJRF wrote: post #20

How is Reid Hoffman relevant? Someone like Elon being asked for their opinion on tech - I kind of understand - was at least at the coal face of SpaceX and Tesla for a time, seemed to understand the tech and was not terrible when it came to direction. Zuck I'd get, Bezos, Dario, Sam - but I don't actually get why Reid is always in the conversation - he's never been in front of anything

Not commenting on Reid specifically but on the other hand I don't understand why we should listen to the Tech CEO's / Founders about their opinions on the tech they are selling .

Why wouldn't you listen to a company on why their product solves the problem you're having?

Re: Reid Hoffman says SpaceX 'not an AI company', xAI 'complete train wreck'

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Post by buellerbueller »

petilon wrote: post #111
tripledry wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Not commenting on Reid specifically but on the other hand I don't understand why we should listen to the Tech CEO's / Founders about their opinions on the tech they are selling .

Why wouldn't you listen to a company on why their product solves the problem you're having?

Companies lie.

Re: Reid Hoffman says SpaceX 'not an AI company', xAI 'complete train wreck'

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Post by the__alchemist »

fourseventy wrote: post #42
outside1234 wrote: post #27

I wake up every morning amazed that there were enough people foolish enough to buy a company with only $18B in revenue and no profit at basically at the valuation of Microsoft (a company with $300B in revenue and $100B in profit).

Short it then

I'm with the parent post, and I did!

Re: Reid Hoffman says SpaceX 'not an AI company', xAI 'complete train wreck'

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Post by malfist »

vonneumannstan wrote: post #107
alpineman wrote: post #98

>> “I’ve been thinking about writing an essay on the kind of mistakes that are made by college graduates booing or otherwise dissing AI,” he said. As if speaking to all of Gen Z, he added: “You guys have the opportunity to be generation AI—where you come into the workforce saying, ‘I know this a lot better than all of you" Quite patronising. Maybe they really do know it a lot better than you, Reid, but not in the way…

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College students totally have the capital to gamble all day on kalshi.

Re: Reid Hoffman says SpaceX 'not an AI company', xAI 'complete train wreck'

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Post by petilon »

buellerbueller wrote: post #112
petilon wrote: post #111

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why wouldn't you listen to a company on why their product solves the problem you're having?

Companies lie.

Yes, but that doesn't mean you shouldn't listen to them. You listen to them and you evaluate their claims.

Re: Reid Hoffman says SpaceX 'not an AI company', xAI 'complete train wreck'

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Post by drunner »

vonneumannstan wrote: post #107
alpineman wrote: post #98

>> “I’ve been thinking about writing an essay on the kind of mistakes that are made by college graduates booing or otherwise dissing AI,” he said. As if speaking to all of Gen Z, he added: “You guys have the opportunity to be generation AI—where you come into the workforce saying, ‘I know this a lot better than all of you" Quite patronising. Maybe they really do know it a lot better than you, Reid, but not in the way…

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Did we blame the kids for smoking back in the day too, or recognize the harm and regulate it out of their lives?

Re: Reid Hoffman says SpaceX 'not an AI company', xAI 'complete train wreck'

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Post by the__alchemist »

neogodless wrote: post #52
fourseventy wrote: post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Short it then

There are more than those two options, both of which are "take unnecessary risk on a hugely uncertain investment."

If you were reasonably confident the stock was overvalued and/or would go down, why would you not short it, (Or similar)? "Talk is cheap" and "Putting money where mouth is" are both trite, but applicable here. In the short term, this can misfire, but as a consistent mindset long term, it would expose whether there is value in these assessments.

To help you understand my mindset here: Picture a simple game or bet. RNG/dice etc. 55% chance for a $10 payout; 45% chance to lose $10. You would keep on rolling that die, right? I believe this is is close enough of a comparison.

Stated another way: Someone else who has no confident predictions about the market and is in index funds or similar, would love to be able to make confident statements about a stock (SPCX or w/e), because it would be an effective edge. They wouldn't just post about it on the internet; they would take appropriate positions.

Re: Reid Hoffman says SpaceX 'not an AI company', xAI 'complete train wreck'

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Post by bobson381 »

vonneumannstan wrote: post #107
alpineman wrote: post #98

>> “I’ve been thinking about writing an essay on the kind of mistakes that are made by college graduates booing or otherwise dissing AI,” he said. As if speaking to all of Gen Z, he added: “You guys have the opportunity to be generation AI—where you come into the workforce saying, ‘I know this a lot better than all of you" Quite patronising. Maybe they really do know it a lot better than you, Reid, but not in the way…

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This is largely escapism because the current paradigm of growth is ending, rather messily. The definition of living well is going through a forced change, and adjusting is hard.
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