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Wouldn't a more reasonable explanation be that a16z destroyed their brand through years of questionable investments, excessive hype, cringe inducing behavior an
by bluefishinit 3y ago
Wouldn't a more reasonable explanation be that a16z destroyed their brand through years of questionable investments, excessive hype, cringe inducing behavior and being very obnoxious, very publicly. Also not a fan of their push to "American Exceptionalism" aka weapons dealing and mass surveillance.
- whimsicalism 3y agoSure, except for the fact that I see this same trend of very young accounts making very negative comments for any sort of successful new tech trend.
- bluefishinit 3y agoI don't think anyone here is commenting on the AI trend, they're commenting on a16z.
- whimsicalism 3y agoRight, I am making a comment about the overall tenor of the website, which requires looking at multiple threads. You're saying "No, they just really hate a16z" and I'm saying huh, it is interesting that all of the threads on new technology, whether it is LLMs or crypto or whatever, tend to have people who "really hate [xyz]". Honestly, it speaks to the magnitude of the LLM breakthrough that HN is at least mixed on that topic.
- bluefishinit 3y agoFwiw I'm a huge fan of LLMs and not a fan at all of a16z for the reasons I stated. I think you're reading too much into this thread.
- whimsicalism 3y agoIf you actually joined the website 13 days ago though, I'm not sure if you are really in a position to evaluate the shift in culture over years timespan?
- criley2 3y agoLot of talking down to new users coming from a 3 year old account on a website that's been up for 15+ years. This site would be better if users like you read and followed their own advice.
- whimsicalism 3y agoI'm not talking down, in fact I think it is likely they have either been lurking for much longer than they've had an account or this is not their first account. That's the case for me, for instance. There's no higher "status" or anything to be gained on how long you spend on this silly site, I just think it is relevant to the specific conversation.
- criley2 3y agoAh, so the person with multiple accounts knows that account age is irrelevant, but still chooses to pick on "new" users anyway. Why is account age relevant to the conversation when you have already demonstrated it's not accurate?
- natural219 3y agoThat's the point lol. Hacker news guidelines clearly state... sigh whatever
- JumpCrisscross 3y agoThe point is a16z is wholly unqualified to offer commentary on AI. The authors are qualified. But I’m immediately sceptical given their choice of affiliation.