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Musk-led group makes $97B bid for control of OpenAI

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Post by KerrAvon »

Analemma_ wrote: post #137
polotics wrote: post #128

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wow I had no idea the level of discourse on that x website was so low, has it always been like this?

Yes and no. Yes the level of discourse was always that bad, but previously the people posting at that level were Internet randos, not the President of the United States and the executives of our most important businesses. I do wonder if these clowns appreciate the long-term consequences of shattering the mystique of business executives. It's all memey fun and games in the moment, but later on when you have to make th…

Well, Trump was always this, but my theory is Musk cooked his brain on various drugs during COVID lockdown and is now incapable of feeling fear.

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Post by ls_stats »

mattmaroon wrote: post #145
alpha_squared wrote: post #102

It feels like Musk is single-handedly making a great case for why unlimited accumulation of wealth is a bad idea. It's pretty colorful language, but my mind immediately jumps to "financial terrorist". He's using his enormous amount of wealth and influence as a weapon to bludgeon anyone and anything in his way.

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So... not wanting to have people around with enough money to buy a US president is... Marxism?

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Post by theoryofx »

stronglikedan wrote: post #32
wilg wrote: post #25

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he's certainly becoming a single point of failure

really? I'm curious to know what he's failed at. Seems like he's making all the right moves lately.

I really thought his inauguration performance (the drugs, the saluting) would finally wake people up to what's going on what Elon Musk.

To anyone who can see it (maybe it takes some relevant life experience), it's patently obvious he's been spiraling down a dark hole of drugs, depression, ego, burn out, and addiction.

He's in a very dark place and lashing out, hurting himself and others, like so many people in dark places do.

The man desperately needs help, as much as someone on the street doing fentanyl does. But being rich can actually make it harder to get clean. Wealth can insulate a person from consequences, which can make it harder to hit rock bottom which is often the wake up call people need to shock themselves out of their problem.

Elon Musk isn't the devil, he's actually good and useful person deep down, but right now he's fighting demons and they're winning.

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Post by UncleOxidant »

polotics wrote: post #128
minimaxir wrote: post #61

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Elon's response: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1889062013109703009 > Swindler In another tweet chain: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1889063777792069911 > Scam Altman

wow I had no idea the level of discourse on that x website was so low, has it always been like this?

It wasn't always this bad for most people. It's fREe SpEEcH aBSolUtISm now.

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Post by filoeleven »

ddingus wrote: post #110
latentcall wrote: post #57

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I only call it Twitter because I’m not gonna say “X” it just sounds stupid.

Yes, and I think of the "X Window System" often when "X" is mentioned, doh!

It's a good thing their logos are so different.

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Post by HotHotLava »

rvnx wrote: post #138
minimaxir wrote: post #112

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There's large brand value, and then there's $300B brand value. Without a moat, it's hard to argue OpenAI's value is that high.

You can choose as an investor between: a) Coca-Cola (~$300B, profitable, stable, stock-listed, well-known addictive brand, accepted business model with steady growth) b) OpenAI (bleeding cash: $5B lost last year, tech that is not really novel anymore, weird corporate setup, competition that offers similar products). It's not that easy to support the idea that OpenAI will be the winner.

That comparison also shows that a recognizable brand alone can easily be worth more than 100 billion; Coca-Cola also has competition that offers similar products and zero tech advantage, but they still managed to keep their number one spot for decades.

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Post by itsoktocry »

elaus wrote: post #194
polotics wrote: post #128

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wow I had no idea the level of discourse on that x website was so low, has it always been like this?

Reading the other comments in this Twitter thread it seems like it's gotten much worse than in the years before. It's seems so much more political and radicalized now.

>It's seems so much more political and radicalized now.

It's more politicized..now?

More politicized than when literal politicians and three letter agencies were determining what should and shouldn't trend? How can anyone say that?

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Post by insane_dreamer »

archagon wrote: post #188
tqi wrote: post #169

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I absolutely hate how much CEOs acting like children / influencers has become the norm. Maybe they were always like this, and twitter has just given us a window into it, but I for one would wholeheartedly welcome a return to "respectability" norms for business and civic leaders.

That would require the death of social media.

Make it so.
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