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Isn't it possible to be proficient or even prophetic at a thing while being not so good at another? I agree those comparisons to China border on wacky while I

Isn't it possible to be proficient or even prophetic at a thing while being not so good at another? I agree those comparisons to China border on wacky while I feel he is right on target about the fundamental, critical, beating-heart importance of free speech in all things. Maybe he also has valuable thoughts to share on productivity. Or maybe not!

morogop 8y ago
His argument about speech was, frankly, idiotic and demonstrated literally no self-awareness, or awareness of the outside world. He claimed you can't talk about life extension startups. He talked about them, and nothing happened to him. VCs have funded them and nothing happened to them. A few people felt slightly weird to work on something unpopular, but there were literally ZERO negative repercussions. He then claimed that you can discuss anything in China. When people discuss anything in China, they end up in jail or disappeared. Obviously this was fucking idiotic bullshit. Free speech is important, but Sam Altman is just a thin-skinned, ego-centric, vengeful, and naive fascist asshole. Makes sense, because Thiel is cut of exactly the same weak cloth. They're both worthless people who mistake wealth gained through luck and connections for value. Fuck Sam Altman, and his dumb beliefs. And fuck you for sucking Sam's cock.
TomMckenny 8y ago
How then should an employee act under a strongly anti-semitic or anti-asian or homophobic boss? Should they just endure it because quitting or complaining is censorship? Is driving people out by bigotry acceptable but firing the bigots who drive employees away is not? If bigotry is allowed in the workplace, why not nudity: isn't that free expression too?
neolefty 8y ago
I'd advise spending some time in China before judging. It's probably not what you'd expect, if you're just going by US media depictions. Likewise someone in China judging life in the US!
musage 8y ago
> the fundamental, critical, beating-heart importance of free speech in all things In China? You know, I recently met this very nice and intelligent man. They invited me to dinner, and it was an absolutely fantastic evening full of brilliant conversation. We discussed history, politics, business, psychology, sociology, hopes and dreams, and generally felt very comfortable exploring ideas that many people would frown upon. Of course, his wife didn't say a lot and had two black eyes, and I heard sobbing from the kid's room upstairs, but since I felt no need to ask about that, I didn't feel stifled in what I could talk about, at all. We both agreed we should do this more often, and the wife didn't protest, so I'm sure she's looking forward to more of that, too.

morogop 8y ago

His argument about speech was, frankly, idiotic and demonstrated literally no self-awareness, or awareness of the outside world. He claimed you can't talk about life extension startups. He talked about them, and nothing happened to him. VCs have funded them and nothing happened to them. A few people felt slightly weird to work on something unpopular, but there were literally ZERO negative repercussions. He then claimed that you can discuss anything in China. When people discuss anything in China, they end up in jail or disappeared. Obviously this was fucking idiotic bullshit. Free speech is important, but Sam Altman is just a thin-skinned, ego-centric, vengeful, and naive fascist asshole. Makes sense, because Thiel is cut of exactly the same weak cloth. They're both worthless people who mistake wealth gained through luck and connections for value. Fuck Sam Altman, and his dumb beliefs. And fuck you for sucking Sam's cock.

TomMckenny 8y ago

How then should an employee act under a strongly anti-semitic or anti-asian or homophobic boss? Should they just endure it because quitting or complaining is censorship? Is driving people out by bigotry acceptable but firing the bigots who drive employees away is not? If bigotry is allowed in the workplace, why not nudity: isn't that free expression too?

neolefty 8y ago

I'd advise spending some time in China before judging. It's probably not what you'd expect, if you're just going by US media depictions. Likewise someone in China judging life in the US!

musage 8y ago

> the fundamental, critical, beating-heart importance of free speech in all things In China? You know, I recently met this very nice and intelligent man. They invited me to dinner, and it was an absolutely fantastic evening full of brilliant conversation. We discussed history, politics, business, psychology, sociology, hopes and dreams, and generally felt very comfortable exploring ideas that many people would frown upon. Of course, his wife didn't say a lot and had two black eyes, and I heard sobbing from the kid's room upstairs, but since I felt no need to ask about that, I didn't feel stifled in what I could talk about, at all. We both agreed we should do this more often, and the wife didn't protest, so I'm sure she's looking forward to more of that, too.