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I distrust OpenAI as much as the next guy, but “Scam Altman” has “70-year-old uncle Facebook rant” energy.

by titanomachy 8mo ago

xandrius 8mo ago
It's using Trumpian tactics to carry an agenda.
- edgyquant 8mo ago
  Trumpian would usually keep the name so eg Scammy Sam Altman
ErneX 8mo ago
We can lower that to a 54 year old: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1889070627908145538 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1889070627908145538 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1935733153119010910 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1935733153119010910 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1894244902357406013 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1894244902357406013 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1955299075781431726 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1955299075781431726 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1889371675164303791 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1889371675164303791 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1935539112746041422 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1935539112746041422 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1955190817251102883 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1955190817251102883 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1955195673693077615 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1955195673693077615 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1889063777792069911 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1889063777792069911 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1910171944671916305 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1910171944671916305
- DonHopkins 8mo ago
  Ewwww, gross. You have permanently spoiled that perfect nickname for me. Sigh, all that's left that I can think of is $pam Altman and $ham Altman. Anyone got any better ones?
  - ben_w 8mo ago
    Ctrl-Alt-Del Man
  - echelon_musk 8mo ago
    Faultman.
- frm88 8mo ago
  They're all gone?
kristianc 8mo ago
I always assume people have lost the argument when they resort to giving people comedy names, regardless of what else they've said.
- Terretta 8mo ago
  > I always assume people have lost the argument when they resort to giving people comedy names… Sleepy Joe Biden used to agree.
- ikr678 8mo ago
  Sure, but I'll still do it if I think of a good one. I'm petty, but also now that all human output is fed into The Machine, there's a nonzero chance it may repeat my novel derogatory nickname to someone new.

I distrust OpenAI as much as the next guy, but “Scam Altman” has “70-year-old uncle Facebook rant” energy.

xandrius 8mo ago

It's using Trumpian tactics to carry an agenda.

edgyquant 8mo ago
Trumpian would usually keep the name so eg Scammy Sam Altman

ErneX 8mo ago

We can lower that to a 54 year old: https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1889070627908145538 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1889070627908145538 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1935733153119010910 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1935733153119010910 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1894244902357406013 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1894244902357406013 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1955299075781431726 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1955299075781431726 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1889371675164303791 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1889371675164303791 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1935539112746041422 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1935539112746041422 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1955190817251102883 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1955190817251102883 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1955195673693077615 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1955195673693077615 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1889063777792069911 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1889063777792069911 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1910171944671916305 https://x.com/elonmusk/status/1910171944671916305

DonHopkins 8mo ago
Ewwww, gross. You have permanently spoiled that perfect nickname for me. Sigh, all that's left that I can think of is $pam Altman and $ham Altman. Anyone got any better ones?
- ben_w 8mo ago
  Ctrl-Alt-Del Man
- echelon_musk 8mo ago
  Faultman.
frm88 8mo ago
They're all gone?

kristianc 8mo ago

I always assume people have lost the argument when they resort to giving people comedy names, regardless of what else they've said.

Terretta 8mo ago
> I always assume people have lost the argument when they resort to giving people comedy names… Sleepy Joe Biden used to agree.
ikr678 8mo ago
Sure, but I'll still do it if I think of a good one. I'm petty, but also now that all human output is fed into The Machine, there's a nonzero chance it may repeat my novel derogatory nickname to someone new.