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Do you trust Sam Altman? If so, why? Life has taught me to believe abuse victims and Sam’s response here sounds like classic abuser gaslighting.

f33d5173 2y ago
What in life has taught you that? High profile abuse allegations are frequently false. Consider the duke lacross case, for which the accuser recently admitted to fabricating it. That isn't to say that such allegations are never true, but believing such allegations when all other evidence contradicts them goes against the experience of any honest person.
- bdangubic 2y ago
  High profile abuse allegations are frequently false. to make such an outrageous claim you should follow it up with more than one example dealing with college kids… bill cosby, weinstein, dany masterson… vast majority of high profile abuse allegations turn out true, not false… 100% not saying anything about this case as we are currently in he-said-she-said part of it but you claim needs more substance
treebeard901 2y ago
It isnt about trusting him necessarily. Do you have a reason to not believe his mom or brothers? Does your distrust extend to them but not her? If so, why? We were not there so we dont know what happened. It is possible to look for motives behind the need to lie. Money motivates a lot of people. I saw pictures of them all. Taken recently. They do not portray the kind of response from someone who experienced all of this. I also do not believe anyone who years later, when motives change, suddenly remember things that they can use the way it is being used. While repressed memories are real, I do not believe they work the way it is being portrayed here. This is just my, probably unpopular, opinion.
- spockswrench 2y ago
  I do not trust Sam Altman and I believe his sister. Simple as that, I’m hard pressed to think of someone I believe less than him. I also don’t understand why someone would defend him. He has the resources to defend himself, he doesn’t need a white knight.
  - treebeard901 2y ago
    It is the same thought process I apply to every accusation made against someone. It is not a defense of him.
    - spockswrench 2y ago
      I don’t trust untrustworthy people.
energy123 2y ago
He's gay, his mother is on his side, and BPD people make up lots of false accusations. There's good reason to suspend judgement.
- spockswrench 2y ago
  He’s a sociopath so this matches. His mother is incentivized to sweep this under the carpet and by money.

f33d5173 2y ago

What in life has taught you that? High profile abuse allegations are frequently false. Consider the duke lacross case, for which the accuser recently admitted to fabricating it. That isn't to say that such allegations are never true, but believing such allegations when all other evidence contradicts them goes against the experience of any honest person.

bdangubic 2y ago
High profile abuse allegations are frequently false. to make such an outrageous claim you should follow it up with more than one example dealing with college kids… bill cosby, weinstein, dany masterson… vast majority of high profile abuse allegations turn out true, not false… 100% not saying anything about this case as we are currently in he-said-she-said part of it but you claim needs more substance

treebeard901 2y ago

It isnt about trusting him necessarily. Do you have a reason to not believe his mom or brothers? Does your distrust extend to them but not her? If so, why? We were not there so we dont know what happened. It is possible to look for motives behind the need to lie. Money motivates a lot of people. I saw pictures of them all. Taken recently. They do not portray the kind of response from someone who experienced all of this. I also do not believe anyone who years later, when motives change, suddenly remember things that they can use the way it is being used. While repressed memories are real, I do not believe they work the way it is being portrayed here. This is just my, probably unpopular, opinion.

spockswrench 2y ago
I do not trust Sam Altman and I believe his sister. Simple as that, I’m hard pressed to think of someone I believe less than him. I also don’t understand why someone would defend him. He has the resources to defend himself, he doesn’t need a white knight.
- treebeard901 2y ago
  It is the same thought process I apply to every accusation made against someone. It is not a defense of him.
  - spockswrench 2y ago
    I don’t trust untrustworthy people.

energy123 2y ago

He's gay, his mother is on his side, and BPD people make up lots of false accusations. There's good reason to suspend judgement.

spockswrench 2y ago
He’s a sociopath so this matches. His mother is incentivized to sweep this under the carpet and by money.