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But no one says Thiel and Andreesen are popular. How can they be popular if they don't have any contact with common people? Popular generally refers to popular

But no one says Thiel and Andreesen are popular. How can they be popular if they don't have any contact with common people? Popular generally refers to popularity with the masses. For example Jesus is popular. People will die for him. Who is going to die for Thiel and Andreesen or some tool builder/wealth accumulator? They are just misguided people and what they build or think about, wont last beyond their death, because they don't really have apostles or churches that actually provide care.

toomuchtodo 1y ago
Thiel and Andreesen are popular in the sense of "they are wealthy, so they must be smart|good|etc." Think of it as tech bro prosperity gospel. With regards to your inquiry "Who is going to die for Thiel and Andreesen or some tool builder/wealth accumulator?" look no further to the startup/tech/VC ecosystem, where everyone grinds for a lottery ticket most know will never pay out. The people who will follow them either believe them to be right or don't believe they're right but know they have to play the game to get a chance at adjacent or similar outcomes to them. https://blog.samaltman.com/successful-people https://blog.samaltman.com/successful-people > "Successful people create companies. More successful people create countries. The most successful people create religions." (if we're talking "who will provide these people physical security and care until death while they continue to preach their religion," that is what the wealth is for)
- gsf_emergency_2 1y ago
  As I replied to joules77 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44598901 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44598901 (It does looks like his lies would be immune to your probing :() Religions are evolved.. it's a double-edged thing to id them with a single person. Sama perhaps knows. I'm glad he thinks mushrooms can help openAI evolve. To be more critical of joules77: it's still an open question as to whether openAI (identified with either the employment contracts or the IP) was ready to die for sama last year Also.. Russians (these days) have it in their blood to die for anything, but not something. Worth wondering

toomuchtodo 1y ago

Thiel and Andreesen are popular in the sense of "they are wealthy, so they must be smart|good|etc." Think of it as tech bro prosperity gospel. With regards to your inquiry "Who is going to die for Thiel and Andreesen or some tool builder/wealth accumulator?" look no further to the startup/tech/VC ecosystem, where everyone grinds for a lottery ticket most know will never pay out. The people who will follow them either believe them to be right or don't believe they're right but know they have to play the game to get a chance at adjacent or similar outcomes to them. https://blog.samaltman.com/successful-people https://blog.samaltman.com/successful-people > "Successful people create companies. More successful people create countries. The most successful people create religions." (if we're talking "who will provide these people physical security and care until death while they continue to preach their religion," that is what the wealth is for)

gsf_emergency_2 1y ago
As I replied to joules77 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44598901 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44598901 (It does looks like his lies would be immune to your probing :() Religions are evolved.. it's a double-edged thing to id them with a single person. Sama perhaps knows. I'm glad he thinks mushrooms can help openAI evolve. To be more critical of joules77: it's still an open question as to whether openAI (identified with either the employment contracts or the IP) was ready to die for sama last year Also.. Russians (these days) have it in their blood to die for anything, but not something. Worth wondering