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He is a leader and a political figure. This blogpost is political (as well as sharing a family photo, which is itself imbued with a political message in that co
by psd1 6mo ago
He is a leader and a political figure. This blogpost is political (as well as sharing a family photo, which is itself imbued with a political message in that context).
Engineer archetypes hate politics and refuse to think about it. For most engineering, there is negligible political dimension. But culturally-transformative technology is inherently political to the degree it's transformative. Altman recognises this.
He is working towards a social goal, and attracting support to achieve it. Yes, he is a political leader.
- senordevnyc 6mo agoThis waters down the definition of political leader to the point of absurdity.
- AlexeyBelov 6mo agoHe's rich, connected at the highest levels, works with the US govt and specifically the military. Able to have a relatively high political influence (on the workforce at the very least). How is he not actively a political figure?
- senordevnyc 6mo agoBecause words have meaning, and that’s not what political leader has ever meant? But sure, go ahead and define it however you want.