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Great reporting. Altman describes his shifting views as genuine good faith evolution of thinking. Do you believe he has a clear North Star behind all this that

• _bypa 7mo ago
  (Other people's) money.
• ronanfarrow 7mo ago
  The piece is an interrogation of this very question, at great length and with some nuance. I think what it does most usefully is scrutinize an array of different answers to the question. My own impression after many hours of conversation is that he is identifying something of a true north star when he frames this around "winning." There are people in the story who talk about him emphasizing a desire for power (as opposed to, say, wealth). I think he probably also believes, to some extent, the story he tells that equates winning, and his gaining power, with a superabundant utopian future for all. However, I think critics correctly highlight a tension between his statements about centering humanity writ large and his tilt into relentless accelerationism.
  • scyzoryk_xyz 6mo ago
    "I'm a sophomore and I'm coming!"