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I wish I understood how people are convinced by these sorts of displays. Assuming every word is 100% true I’d still never buy what’s being sold. Sam Altman acts
by roxolotl 1y ago
I wish I understood how people are convinced by these sorts of displays. Assuming every word is 100% true I’d still never buy what’s being sold. Sam Altman acts like billion dollar used car salesman. Somehow many, most?, people find this compelling and convincing. I just find it repulsive.
And I appreciate that I am as easy to sell to if the thing I find trusting is being used. It just blows my mind that this is what seems to work the best.
- strangattractor 1y agoI think Altman needs a sidekick to help make him more likable. He suffers from resting Gloom face.
- monkeyelite 1y agoI think that’s the plan - give open ai a better look and face.
- IncreasePosts 1y agoSam Altman is compelling to people who think accumulating as much money as possible is the point of life
- prawn 1y agoIt's a mystery and mysteries can be exciting. You can become invested in that without thinking you'd buy it. Have they hit on something? Is it probably underwhelming? But what if it's not. They have credibility. But do they? I remember the Segway hype. A lot of it was intriguing because they had comments from heavyweights who in theory know how to assess a major product. But, yes, we know how that played out.
- gyomu 1y agoThese people are 1) unbelievably rich, and 2) their name is everywhere (the latter being easy to achieve if you have the first). For most people, that’s enough to inspire… something.
- etrautmann 1y agoI’m not sure that’s true. It’s a lot easier to turn power into money that money into power.
- globalnode 1y agoI suspect Altman is just using the shotgun approach to getting likes (from powerful people) and when he gets one he markets it as though it was pre-ordained.
- ethbr1 1y agoIt's a proven approach -- worked for Theranos.
- mmooss 1y agoHumans are social animals and follow social norms. One thing sophisticated communicators do is define the social norm and people follow them. It really doesn't matter what they say, but that they demonstrate that they are in control of the norm. Notice that Trump often says nonsense, or says things everyone knows he can't be trusted about. But he demonstrates his power to control the social norms through his initiative, the emotional power of his rhetoric, his power overall. People perceive that the herd will follow him and go that way. Perception becomes reality. With Altman and Ive, here are two powerful people demonstrating the same thing, to a different audience in a way appropriate to that audience. It doesn't matter what they say. The fact that it's obvious nonsense makes it more powerful - it shows they are so powerful that they can brazenly BS and still execute. Your comment shows that you believe the herd will follow them. Your perception becomes reality.