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Someone like Sam Altman who will watch "Her" (2013) and think "we should make that real!" belong to the worst kind of person to give money to. There are very f

Someone like Sam Altman who will watch "Her" (2013) and think "we should make that real!" belong to the worst kind of person to give money to. There are very few people in everyday live who are unhinged enough to want that, dont give them money.

bamboozled 2y ago
Well they are literally getting more money given to them than almost anyone else on the planet right now so I guess this sentiment isn't shared? Not that I disagree with you.
- grugagag 2y ago
  They’re giving money in hopes of getting more money back. It’s all about money, no other considerations for consequences or externalities this investment produces.
valiant55 2y ago
Because they are egotistical enough to see something dystopian and think "I'm going to make that work!"
- heroprotagonist 2y ago
  Most dystopias have some very small percentage of the population for which it's a utopia. I'm sure some of the people designing and building such dystopias like to imagine they'll belong to that small utopian part of it and disregard any impact to anyone else.
- bamboozled 2y ago
  Personally, I think it's more of a lack of imagination to blame. The eighties kids are hung up on what they saw in the movies growing up and are trying to building most of it without any fresh ideas or foresight.
- MathMonkeyMan 2y ago
  To be fair, he might have just liked the voice. This scandal aside, I don't think there's any doubt that the guy just wants all the money.
- rsynnott 2y ago
  Well, not so much that, but because they are so detached from reality that they see something dystopian and think “this is good, actually”. Probably many people do this to some extent, and it can be fairly harmless (for instance, Isaac Asimov apparently did not realise that people found the world-spanning arcologies found in Foundation (Trantor) and his detective novels (Earth) crushingly dystopian until after the fact). But when it crosses over with money and influence, it can be concerning.
neilv 2y ago
I don't know whether it's true in Altman's case, but the Torment Nexus is a frequent theme in tech companies: > Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale > Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/torment-nexus https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/torment-nexus
- slowmovintarget 2y ago
  Right up there with Brawndo.
aaron695 2y ago
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Delmololo 2y ago
It's not about what someone wants but what obviously becomes possible.

bamboozled 2y ago

Well they are literally getting more money given to them than almost anyone else on the planet right now so I guess this sentiment isn't shared? Not that I disagree with you.

grugagag 2y ago
They’re giving money in hopes of getting more money back. It’s all about money, no other considerations for consequences or externalities this investment produces.

valiant55 2y ago

Because they are egotistical enough to see something dystopian and think "I'm going to make that work!"

heroprotagonist 2y ago
Most dystopias have some very small percentage of the population for which it's a utopia. I'm sure some of the people designing and building such dystopias like to imagine they'll belong to that small utopian part of it and disregard any impact to anyone else.
bamboozled 2y ago
Personally, I think it's more of a lack of imagination to blame. The eighties kids are hung up on what they saw in the movies growing up and are trying to building most of it without any fresh ideas or foresight.
MathMonkeyMan 2y ago
To be fair, he might have just liked the voice. This scandal aside, I don't think there's any doubt that the guy just wants all the money.
rsynnott 2y ago
Well, not so much that, but because they are so detached from reality that they see something dystopian and think “this is good, actually”. Probably many people do this to some extent, and it can be fairly harmless (for instance, Isaac Asimov apparently did not realise that people found the world-spanning arcologies found in Foundation (Trantor) and his detective novels (Earth) crushingly dystopian until after the fact). But when it crosses over with money and influence, it can be concerning.

neilv 2y ago

I don't know whether it's true in Altman's case, but the Torment Nexus is a frequent theme in tech companies: > Sci-Fi Author: In my book I invented the Torment Nexus as a cautionary tale > Tech Company: At long last, we have created the Torment Nexus from classic sci-fi novel Don't Create The Torment Nexus https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/torment-nexus https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/torment-nexus

slowmovintarget 2y ago
Right up there with Brawndo.

aaron695 2y ago

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Delmololo 2y ago

It's not about what someone wants but what obviously becomes possible.