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I will never understand these chronically online CEOs. Your company has given up its massive lead in AI and is falling further behind Google and Anthropic with
by paxys 9mo ago
I will never understand these chronically online CEOs. Your company has given up its massive lead in AI and is falling further behind Google and Anthropic with every passing day and you have nothing better to do than fight ego battles with random people on X all day? Should be a clear signal to the board that there needs to be a shake up at the top.
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- tombert 9mo agoI've said before, and I stand by it: Judging by the fact that many CEOs of these BigCos are often the leaders of several other companies, the CEO job probably isn't that hard.
- jsheard 9mo agoAltman said himself that he felt useless compared to Codex, so maybe Codex should just run the company. It would certainly be cheaper.
- tombert 9mo agoMy dad used to have a boss (at the VP level) who he pejoratively nicknamed "VPGPT", because he thought the guy's management was not significantly better or even different than what you'd get from ChatGPT.
- daifi 9mo agoThe instant feedback you get from posting on social media is more gratifying/addicting than any other marketing campaign. That's what drives all these CEOs, in my opinion.
- halyconWays 9mo agoHe's a narcissist and has to defend his ego
- kylecazar 9mo agoIt would take a fiasco for such a shake up to happen given how the last attempt went.
- jcstk 9mo agoIt's influencer marketing. These 'ego battles' are a show to keep their brand in front of you. It's engaging like reality television. This is very valuable, especially for companies that need to fund their growth through investment and grants.
- willis936 9mo agoThis smells a lot of "any publicity is good publicity", which has been false for more than a decade. You know what makes line go up? Results.
- jcstk 9mo agoOK. Tesla Trailing P/E: 390.70 Apple Trailing P/E: 34.11 Ford Trailing P/E : 11.74
- jimbo808 9mo agoThey already got a clear signal when they fired him. It's baffling that they did an about face when the red flags were all there.
- licyeus 9mo agoWe live in an era where attention matters more than reality. Chronically online CEOs are aware of this. Om Malik has been writing about this recently, especially regarding OpenAI / Altman [1], but you can see it everywhere. 1 - https://om.co/2026/02/02/openai-and-the-announcement-economy/ https://om.co/2026/02/02/openai-and-the-announcement-economy...
- blinding-streak 9mo agoOk Malik. Now there's a name I haven't heard in 15 years. Time flies.
- arw0n 9mo agoWell, when the board tried to fire him, he replaced them. Makes this part of the tweet all the funnier: > One authoritarian company won't get us there on their own, to say nothing of the other obvious risks. It is a dark path.
- tstrimple 9mo agoIt has worked fabulously well for Musk. Can't be surprised other's are trying a similar approach. There is evidence that senior executives have more traits associated with psychopathy than the general population. Seems like the thing to expect really. Wonder what media platform Altman will buy.