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Ask HN: Why All That Drama?
It seems like the drama factor in tech has lately increased dramatically. Lots of personality focused stories - and strong opinions on forums like HN. I get the entertainment factor but the noise is irritating.
Is it just me? And if not: why all this drama?
- ipnon 3y agoAltman is a household name because AI has captured the public imagination. People naturally love drama. This story happens to have a wide ranging audience, high stakes, and most importantly lots of posts on X.
- h2odragon 3y agoJobs died, Musk wandered off the program, they need a new Messiah.
- nittanymount 3y agobehind this openAI chaos, it is a serious issue, the risk/concern of the AI... hope the "super alignment" Ilya promoted will be considered carefully.
- RGamma 3y agoIt's annoying, and sort of lowers my opinion of some of the user base here, because I consider personality cult to be a very low-value normie thing to partake in. But no matter, I just hide that stuff like I do with Elon's crap. It'll pass soon. It always does.