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There's a big difference about making bold, broad claims about disrupting an industry, and lying about having developed a specific technology that is in actuali
by AQuantized 5y ago
There's a big difference about making bold, broad claims about disrupting an industry, and lying about having developed a specific technology that is in actuality a complete fabrication. Even the most rampant bullshitters like Adam Neumann typically restrict their claims to mesmerizing future possibilities, rather than more specific claims about nonexistent sci-fi technology.
One interesting commonality they share is the willingness of established and powerful generals, bankers, and investors to champion their cause. It seems like the purest bullshitters have more backing from 'conventional' high status individuals than those with more weight to their claims.
- hamburgerwah 5y agoAdam Neuman is every bit the fraudster Elizbeth Holmes is, he just wasn't in a regulated industry. He repeatedly fabricated fake financials and fradulent books to trick investors. His victims (private equity) mostly realized it was a scam and played a huge game of ponzi scheme until, for reasons that seem particularly murky, softbank made them all whole. No one had any illusions once Neuman starting cashing out his own positions in 2015.
- nowherebeen 5y ago> he just wasn't in a regulated industry No… he wasn’t pushing out a product that can kill people. Telling people they are not sick when they are or vice versa is dangerous.
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