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I've definitely never heard of it, and I was pretty shocked when I read it given how much positive stuff pg has written about sama, and the article itself says
by hn_throwaway_99 3y ago
I've definitely never heard of it, and I was pretty shocked when I read it given how much positive stuff pg has written about sama, and the article itself says the firing "has not been previously reported".
Reading some recent pg tweets through this lens, though, I think it makes sense. E.g. there is this tweet: https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1726198939517378988 https://twitter.com/paulg/status/1726198939517378988. Both of the following can be true (and more to the point, I think the following two items are flip sides of the same coin):
1. Sam is an absolute masterful negotiator and is incredibly well-respected in the valley because his skills at assembling people and resources are unmatched.
2. Sam can be manipulative and self-serving, sometimes making decisions that are nominally about a higher goal but (not really coincidentally) are self-aggrandizing.
I see this trait in lots of effective, famous people. There have been tons of comparisons in the news recently to Steve Jobs, but for me for some reason Anna Wintour comes to mind. I don't think many people would describe Wintour as "nice" as she is known for being kind of ruthless and manipulative (she was "The Devil" after all...), but tons of people in the fashion industry are incredibly loyal to her based on her abilities to identify talent and get shit done.
- huytersd 3y ago[flagged]
- petre 3y agoIt was suggested by the OP. "The book The Devil Wears Prada was loosely inspired by Lauren Weisberger's stint as an assistant to legendary Vogue editor Anna Wintour."
- TillE 3y agoHow'd you miss her as one of the New York high society characters that Trump was constantly having petty complaints about?
- greatNespresso 3y agoYou make a fair point about that tweet, it can be ironic or sincere and it left me a mixed feeling. I am not sure what was PG's goal with that tweet but it did not feel necessary.
- btown 3y ago> sometimes making decisions that are nominally about a higher goal but (not really coincidentally) are self-aggrandizing "Had to be me. Someone else might have gotten it wrong."
- SpaceManNabs 3y agoIt has been a decade, but let me guess, Mass effect 3 Mordin? I rather not look it up lol.
- noitpmeder 3y agoDamn this line still pulls at the heart strings... Might have to replay
- bart_spoon 3y agoIsn’t that reference like the exact opposite? It’s nominally self-aggrandizing (he’s the only one who could have gotten it right) but is actually about a higher goal (sacrificing himself for everyone else’s sake). That’s how I remember reacting to it anyways.
- btown 3y agoNo doubt Sam Altman thinks this is the case - which, perhaps, is the entire point.
- AndrewKemendo 3y agoIt’s a straight down the middle, no questions about it, perfectly crafted politically perfect Narcissistic capitalist. Sam is what would come out if you created a technocrat in a lab