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I do not believe your question is being asked in good faith, but I'll bite anyway. Sam Altman is good at people and therefore striking up deals and obtaining f

I do not believe your question is being asked in good faith, but I'll bite anyway. Sam Altman is good at people and therefore striking up deals and obtaining funding. Say what you will about him. He's as deeply flawed as the rest of us. The difference is that the press is interested in him. One tangible accomplishment, which should have come up in the first 10 minutes of your research is that he obtained billions in OpenAI funding from Microsoft. In fact, Sam has a long history of this[1]. He's also instrumentally helped several very well known startups to success. You seem to think of him as something like a charlatan, but soft skills are just as important as technical skills. Do I have some questions about his ethics? Sure. But as to the question itself, there is irrefutable proof. 1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman#Career https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Altman#Career

apwell23 2y ago
so a 19yr old with no accomplishments to his name can raise 50mil for his startup and get 4% stake in stripe for 15k ? All because he is 'good at people' ? Do you find your explanation satisfying, i don't. defies any common sense . Not sure why you think this is 'bad faith'. i really want to know and gain insight into how these ppl operate.
- runjake 2y ago
  > so a 19yr old with no accomplishments to his name can raise 50mil for his startup and get 4% stake in stripe for 15k ? Seems so. That's the story and I haven't seen an alternate explanation, let alone a convincing one. > All because he is 'good at people' ? Do you find your explanation satisfying, i don't. defies any common sense . Yes, I stand by what I said. Soft skills make the world go round. Some people are naturally very exceptional with soft skills. What's your explanation? > Not sure why you think this is 'bad faith'. Because your negative opinion of Altman is clear in your original question: - "couldn't find a single tangible accomplishment of his" - "elevated him into stratosphere with vacuous, and honestly very ridiculous, praises" - "Whole thing is really bizzare (and creepy) to me" > i really want to know and gain insight into how these ppl operate. Then you should approach it with an open mind. You seem to already have drawn conclusions to the very question you are asking. You don't need to have an opinion about everything.
  - apwell23 2y ago
    > elevated him into stratosphere with vacuous, and honestly very ridiculous, praises Yes as I mentioned in the post, I read articles from PG from that time which said things like he is 'Michael jordan of listening' or that he knew within 3 mins that sam is next bill gates. I don't know what to say if you don't find that utterly ridiculous or vacuous. And these are not cherry-picked quotes these are actually the better ones. "he is just good" is circular and stupid explanation . accepting that doesn't indicate an "open mind" it indicates naivety (or another agenda) . I am not ok with believing PG has some kind of meritocracy radar than can detect next bill gates in 3 mins of meeting someone. Call me closed minded.

apwell23 2y ago

so a 19yr old with no accomplishments to his name can raise 50mil for his startup and get 4% stake in stripe for 15k ? All because he is 'good at people' ? Do you find your explanation satisfying, i don't. defies any common sense . Not sure why you think this is 'bad faith'. i really want to know and gain insight into how these ppl operate.

runjake 2y ago
> so a 19yr old with no accomplishments to his name can raise 50mil for his startup and get 4% stake in stripe for 15k ? Seems so. That's the story and I haven't seen an alternate explanation, let alone a convincing one. > All because he is 'good at people' ? Do you find your explanation satisfying, i don't. defies any common sense . Yes, I stand by what I said. Soft skills make the world go round. Some people are naturally very exceptional with soft skills. What's your explanation? > Not sure why you think this is 'bad faith'. Because your negative opinion of Altman is clear in your original question: - "couldn't find a single tangible accomplishment of his" - "elevated him into stratosphere with vacuous, and honestly very ridiculous, praises" - "Whole thing is really bizzare (and creepy) to me" > i really want to know and gain insight into how these ppl operate. Then you should approach it with an open mind. You seem to already have drawn conclusions to the very question you are asking. You don't need to have an opinion about everything.
- apwell23 2y ago
  > elevated him into stratosphere with vacuous, and honestly very ridiculous, praises Yes as I mentioned in the post, I read articles from PG from that time which said things like he is 'Michael jordan of listening' or that he knew within 3 mins that sam is next bill gates. I don't know what to say if you don't find that utterly ridiculous or vacuous. And these are not cherry-picked quotes these are actually the better ones. "he is just good" is circular and stupid explanation . accepting that doesn't indicate an "open mind" it indicates naivety (or another agenda) . I am not ok with believing PG has some kind of meritocracy radar than can detect next bill gates in 3 mins of meeting someone. Call me closed minded.