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Sam Altman on Tucker Carlson [video]

16 points by ericzawo 1y ago

austin-cheney 1y ago
I used to think of Tucker Carlson, Marjory Taylor Green, and Bernie Sanders as extreme political theater. Their honest transparent, and vocal opinions about Israel have really led me to rethink them and listen to them lately.
- motorest 1y ago
  Are you talking about the same Tucker Carlson which is paid off by the Russian regime to spread Russian propaganda? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrlv7jdnq8o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrlv7jdnq8o
  - austin-cheney 1y ago
    Yes I am.
    - mdhb 1y ago
      [flagged]
      - austin-cheney 1y ago
        Or you could read the linked BBC article and form your own opinion. The comment incorrectly conjoins the mention of Tucker Carlson with people who are known to be paid by Russia to push Russian talking points. Tucker Carlson could be pushing Russian opinions but has not been identified as such making the comment above invalid.
        mdhb 1y ago
        There is ample evidence to say without any shadow of a doubt that Tucker Carlson is not an honest broker, has never been an honest broker and will never be an honest broker. He has been caught multiple times holding completely different beliefs in private to what he says in public and is actively in the business of tricking rubes for money. People who can’t see that are typically associated with having a hard break from reality in most circles.
        zahlman 1y ago
        > There is ample evidence to say without any shadow of a doubt that Tucker Carlson is not an honest broker, has never been an honest broker and will never be an honest broker. > He has been caught multiple times holding completely different beliefs in private to what he says in public and is actively in the business of tricking rubes for money. All of which is completely irrelevant to the point GP was making. > People who can’t see that are typically associated with having a hard break from reality in most circles. This sort of personal attack is not how HN is supposed to work.
        motorest 1y ago
        > Or you could read the linked BBC article and form your own opinion. If you by now aren't aware of the likes of Tucker Carlson being a Russian asset, either you have been living under a rock or you are purposely playing dumb. Do yourself a favor and spend a couple of minutes googling the topic and you will find a wealth of sources on how the Russian regime has been financing Tucker Carlson and other extremist propaganda agents. Even Canada's prime minister went Publix with the information. This isn't anything exceptional either. Russia has been for many years financing all kinds of extremist organizations throughout Europe, including bankrolling neonazi/fascist political parties.
- anthem2025 1y ago
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- kbrkbr 1y ago
  > Their honest transparent, and vocal opinions How do you know the opinions are honest? That strikes me as not easily assessable. What does it mean that an opinion is transparent?
  - austin-cheney 1y ago
    I believe they are honest because they are pushing factual numbers and speaking in reference to eye witness accounts.
    - dleary 1y ago
      But we know, with absolute certainty, from the Dominion lawsuit subpoenas, that Tucker Carlson was privately telling people that Trump was awful, while publicly saying the opposite. His private texts include, "We are very, very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights. I truly can't wait.” And "I hate him passionately. ... I can't handle much more of this”. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tucker-carlson-endorses-donald-trump-2024/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tucker-carlson-endorses-donald-... He was sending these texts while publicly repeating the standard Fox News lines about how great Trump is, etc. How can you ever consider him honest, after this?
      - austin-cheney 1y ago
        This isn’t that. To consider his, or anyone else’s, honesty I compare what they say to the evidence they present and contrast that against competing claims from other sources.
        mdhb 1y ago
        Is there something special about you that has you convinced you’re not being tricked? Like do you think you have some exceptionally good bullshit detector? I’m genuinely curious about the mentality here. What lead you to believe you can take two people like Tucker Carlson and MTG who are PRIMARILY known for spouting bullshit and you can somehow magically decipher the signal from the noise? Is it just the topic of Israel that you agree with them on? What are you actually comparing them against? I’d love to know more about what you’re describing looks like in practice because it sounds very handwavy at the moment and maybe it would be a better discussion with concrete details.
- simianwords 1y ago
  Bernard Sanders is against Israel despite being Jewish. It is surprising because he seems to be one of the few people who is not corruptible despite technically having religious and cultural links to Israel. It comes down to the fact that he is a normie. He sees people dying and he instinctively speaks against it. It is similar with economical and other political talking points.
  - austin-cheney 1y ago
    Bernie Sanders is Jewish but does not claim to have any such links to Israel.
    - simianwords 1y ago
      He has religious and cultural links to Israel. He can become a citizen of Israel anytime he wishes. He probably has family there as well.
      - austin-cheney 1y ago
        He has stated that he has no such links and no association to Israel, whether religious or cultural or familial.
- arresin 1y ago
  Are you being sarcastic? Genuinely asking
- catlifeonmars 1y ago
  Bernie Sanders is an extremist (politically)? That’s kind of a hot take IMO.
whatwrongwyou 1y ago
Don't go to any public speaking events
beng-nl 1y ago
I watched the interview and I was honestly shocked at how callous Carlson discussed the suicide case. Imagine being Altman, your friend killed himself, and someone casually brings up the idea that you might have ordered his murder, and then dances around the issue saying it’s not an accusation but still maintains it’s “worth looking into.”

16 points by ericzawo 1y ago

I used to think of Tucker Carlson, Marjory Taylor Green, and Bernie Sanders as extreme political theater. Their honest transparent, and vocal opinions about Israel have really led me to rethink them and listen to them lately.

motorest 1y ago
Are you talking about the same Tucker Carlson which is paid off by the Russian regime to spread Russian propaganda? https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrlv7jdnq8o https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crrlv7jdnq8o
- austin-cheney 1y ago
  Yes I am.
  - mdhb 1y ago
    [flagged]
    - austin-cheney 1y ago
      Or you could read the linked BBC article and form your own opinion. The comment incorrectly conjoins the mention of Tucker Carlson with people who are known to be paid by Russia to push Russian talking points. Tucker Carlson could be pushing Russian opinions but has not been identified as such making the comment above invalid.
      - mdhb 1y ago
        There is ample evidence to say without any shadow of a doubt that Tucker Carlson is not an honest broker, has never been an honest broker and will never be an honest broker. He has been caught multiple times holding completely different beliefs in private to what he says in public and is actively in the business of tricking rubes for money. People who can’t see that are typically associated with having a hard break from reality in most circles.
        zahlman 1y ago
        > There is ample evidence to say without any shadow of a doubt that Tucker Carlson is not an honest broker, has never been an honest broker and will never be an honest broker. > He has been caught multiple times holding completely different beliefs in private to what he says in public and is actively in the business of tricking rubes for money. All of which is completely irrelevant to the point GP was making. > People who can’t see that are typically associated with having a hard break from reality in most circles. This sort of personal attack is not how HN is supposed to work.
      - motorest 1y ago
        > Or you could read the linked BBC article and form your own opinion. If you by now aren't aware of the likes of Tucker Carlson being a Russian asset, either you have been living under a rock or you are purposely playing dumb. Do yourself a favor and spend a couple of minutes googling the topic and you will find a wealth of sources on how the Russian regime has been financing Tucker Carlson and other extremist propaganda agents. Even Canada's prime minister went Publix with the information. This isn't anything exceptional either. Russia has been for many years financing all kinds of extremist organizations throughout Europe, including bankrolling neonazi/fascist political parties.
anthem2025 1y ago
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kbrkbr 1y ago
> Their honest transparent, and vocal opinions How do you know the opinions are honest? That strikes me as not easily assessable. What does it mean that an opinion is transparent?
- austin-cheney 1y ago
  I believe they are honest because they are pushing factual numbers and speaking in reference to eye witness accounts.
  - dleary 1y ago
    But we know, with absolute certainty, from the Dominion lawsuit subpoenas, that Tucker Carlson was privately telling people that Trump was awful, while publicly saying the opposite. His private texts include, "We are very, very close to being able to ignore Trump most nights. I truly can't wait.” And "I hate him passionately. ... I can't handle much more of this”. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tucker-carlson-endorses-donald-trump-2024/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/tucker-carlson-endorses-donald-... He was sending these texts while publicly repeating the standard Fox News lines about how great Trump is, etc. How can you ever consider him honest, after this?
    - austin-cheney 1y ago
      This isn’t that. To consider his, or anyone else’s, honesty I compare what they say to the evidence they present and contrast that against competing claims from other sources.
      - mdhb 1y ago
        Is there something special about you that has you convinced you’re not being tricked? Like do you think you have some exceptionally good bullshit detector? I’m genuinely curious about the mentality here. What lead you to believe you can take two people like Tucker Carlson and MTG who are PRIMARILY known for spouting bullshit and you can somehow magically decipher the signal from the noise? Is it just the topic of Israel that you agree with them on? What are you actually comparing them against? I’d love to know more about what you’re describing looks like in practice because it sounds very handwavy at the moment and maybe it would be a better discussion with concrete details.
simianwords 1y ago
Bernard Sanders is against Israel despite being Jewish. It is surprising because he seems to be one of the few people who is not corruptible despite technically having religious and cultural links to Israel. It comes down to the fact that he is a normie. He sees people dying and he instinctively speaks against it. It is similar with economical and other political talking points.
- austin-cheney 1y ago
  Bernie Sanders is Jewish but does not claim to have any such links to Israel.
  - simianwords 1y ago
    He has religious and cultural links to Israel. He can become a citizen of Israel anytime he wishes. He probably has family there as well.
    - austin-cheney 1y ago
      He has stated that he has no such links and no association to Israel, whether religious or cultural or familial.
arresin 1y ago
Are you being sarcastic? Genuinely asking
catlifeonmars 1y ago
Bernie Sanders is an extremist (politically)? That’s kind of a hot take IMO.

whatwrongwyou 1y ago

Don't go to any public speaking events

beng-nl 1y ago

I watched the interview and I was honestly shocked at how callous Carlson discussed the suicide case. Imagine being Altman, your friend killed himself, and someone casually brings up the idea that you might have ordered his murder, and then dances around the issue saying it’s not an accusation but still maintains it’s “worth looking into.”