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There is such a thing as speech ghostwriting. I'd even wager it's pretty standard for most high-level politicians and CEOs. It works very well when the format
by tpmx 6y ago
There is such a thing as speech ghostwriting. I'd even wager it's pretty standard for most high-level politicians and CEOs.
It works very well when the format is a unidirectional speech, but obviously breaks down in a conversation/debate.
My point here: If you want to figure out how smart Ma is, I think your reaction to how he performed in that discussion with Musk is a much stronger signal than how you perceived this speech.
The probability of this speech being heavily managed is very high, especially since the global tech/investor crowd got that wow rection after that disastrous event with Musk.
- bllguo 6y agoDon't think I agree with the unstated assumption here that debating chops and ability to improvise are endemic of high intelligence.
- tpmx 6y agoMusk is objectively speaking quite bad at that too. Like, exceptionally bad for someone at that level. What we saw when Ma freestyled was something quite else though. It exposed something much more important than his inability to talk eloquently in English. Which noone really expected anyway, even though his background is being an English language teacher in China. Edit: His pronounciation, vocabulary and grammar is excellent! It's just the content...
- Strom 6y ago> It exposed something much more important Could you elaborate on what was exposed?
- tpmx 6y agoSorry, you'll have to watch these five minutes of Ma vs Musk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHGd6LqAVzw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aHGd6LqAVzw
- damnencryption 6y agoThey could become a great comedian duo.
- threatofrain 6y agoNo, the question is whether it’s an easy to cheat on one proxy or another. For individually delivered speeches, it’s as much a proxy as a math test where someone else can do it for you.
- m3kw9 6y agoHe probably way better at selecting and allowing someone smarter than him do the work. He look more wise than anything in my view.