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He's 72 years old, I'm sure he has the best brains and everyone's best interests in mind. This is exactly what I want to see. I'm sure he will have very good op

by esikich 3mo ago

He's 72 years old, I'm sure he has the best brains and everyone's best interests in mind. This is exactly what I want to see. I'm sure he will have very good opinions on technology and it's implications.

colordrops 3mo ago
I assume this is sarcasm?
- protocolture 3mo ago
  Ben Bernanke would have figured that out already.
- deleted 3mo ago
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- brikym 3mo ago
  Good instinct — this is exactly the kind of issue we should keep an eye on.
- carabiner 3mo ago
  Fair callout.
- RetroTechie 3mo ago
  The sarcasm is strong in this thread...
steve1977 3mo ago
Bjarne Stroustrup is 75 years old. I don't think that age per se tells us much.
- Balinares 3mo ago
  What's Stroustrup up to these days though?
  - steve1977 3mo ago
    https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/faculty-staff/directory/bjarne-stroustrup https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/faculty-staff/directory...
  - MaxLeiter 3mo ago
    The C++ documentary released last month was great and featured him a lot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI7tMxzSJ7w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI7tMxzSJ7w
m11a 3mo ago
I had conversations with Ben a few years ago about his economics research (incidentally related to some research I was doing at the time). I wouldn't have guessed he was close to 70. He's a sharp guy. (I also think his economics research is excellent, and the comments elsewhere about his track record aren't particularly fair.)
derangedHorse 3mo ago
This sounds like age discrimination.
paxys 3mo ago
Hires like these are made for their brand rather than expertise. His job will be to attend galas, schmooze with investors and give legitimacy to the operation. The company will hire others to do the real work.
- dtk09 3mo ago
  > The company will hire others to do the real work. For 1/10th the pay, 10x the effort, and 0% of the credit! Reminds me of Walter Isaacson, the Musk biographer. Supposedly he was hired by an investment bank after he made his fortune, and is a member of the American Philosophical Society [1]. Truly a one of a kind person: a biographer of famous people, an expert on financial markets, and a leading philosopher all at the same time! [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Isaacson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Isaacson
sillyfluke 3mo ago
Yeah, this seems like reputation renting similar to Larry Summers being put on the board of OpenAI, which turned out, um...very well I guess. For different reasons of course. I guess it's better than him joining OpenAI, where I could see Altman being more "creative" with the books than Amodei. But I just don't Bernanke pushing back or blowing any whistles when things start smelling funny.
_aavaa_ 3mo ago
He's just old enough to be part of congress. Give him another decade and he'll be ready to run for president.

by esikich 3mo ago

colordrops 3mo ago

I assume this is sarcasm?

protocolture 3mo ago
Ben Bernanke would have figured that out already.
deleted 3mo ago
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brikym 3mo ago
Good instinct — this is exactly the kind of issue we should keep an eye on.
carabiner 3mo ago
Fair callout.
RetroTechie 3mo ago
The sarcasm is strong in this thread...

steve1977 3mo ago

Bjarne Stroustrup is 75 years old. I don't think that age per se tells us much.

Balinares 3mo ago
What's Stroustrup up to these days though?
- steve1977 3mo ago
  https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/faculty-staff/directory/bjarne-stroustrup https://www.engineering.columbia.edu/faculty-staff/directory...
- MaxLeiter 3mo ago
  The C++ documentary released last month was great and featured him a lot: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI7tMxzSJ7w https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lI7tMxzSJ7w

m11a 3mo ago

I had conversations with Ben a few years ago about his economics research (incidentally related to some research I was doing at the time). I wouldn't have guessed he was close to 70. He's a sharp guy. (I also think his economics research is excellent, and the comments elsewhere about his track record aren't particularly fair.)

derangedHorse 3mo ago

This sounds like age discrimination.

paxys 3mo ago

Hires like these are made for their brand rather than expertise. His job will be to attend galas, schmooze with investors and give legitimacy to the operation. The company will hire others to do the real work.

dtk09 3mo ago
> The company will hire others to do the real work. For 1/10th the pay, 10x the effort, and 0% of the credit! Reminds me of Walter Isaacson, the Musk biographer. Supposedly he was hired by an investment bank after he made his fortune, and is a member of the American Philosophical Society [1]. Truly a one of a kind person: a biographer of famous people, an expert on financial markets, and a leading philosopher all at the same time! [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Isaacson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Isaacson

sillyfluke 3mo ago

Yeah, this seems like reputation renting similar to Larry Summers being put on the board of OpenAI, which turned out, um...very well I guess. For different reasons of course. I guess it's better than him joining OpenAI, where I could see Altman being more "creative" with the books than Amodei. But I just don't Bernanke pushing back or blowing any whistles when things start smelling funny.

_aavaa_ 3mo ago

He's just old enough to be part of congress. Give him another decade and he'll be ready to run for president.