[HN Gopher] Sam Altman tweet after being fired
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       Sam Altman tweet after being fired
        
       Author : evilai
       Score  : 45 points
       Date   : 2023-11-17 21:53 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (twitter.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (twitter.com)
        
       | evilai wrote:
       | i loved my time at openai. it was transformative for me
       | personally, and hopefully the world a little bit. most of all i
       | loved working with such talented people.
       | 
       | will have more to say about what's next later.
        
         | nkurz wrote:
         | (if not clear, this is the contents of Sam's linked Tweet)
        
       | sushisource wrote:
       | Not the deepest topic, but:
       | 
       | Can someone explain to me why there seems to be such a high
       | correlation between being high on the totem pole and lazy bits of
       | written word? In this case, Sam can't be assed to bother with
       | capital letters. For other people, it's abbreviations or some
       | other unnecessary bit of laziness. I don't get it. In my
       | experience the higher up you are in management the more you do
       | this sort of thing.
        
         | postalrat wrote:
         | I'd guess because they have nothing to prove.
        
           | squigz wrote:
           | They arguably have more to prove than most people, since
           | they're under much more constant scrutiny
        
             | lostlogin wrote:
             | And going with this, they use their time wisely, not to add
             | punctuation to boilerplate tweets.
        
               | squigz wrote:
               | Why waste time use lot word when few word do trick?
        
           | 12ab3c wrote:
           | I think it's an affectation more than anything else. For an
           | educated person typing on devices with, at a minimum,
           | autocorrect for capitalization, I think it has to be a
           | conscious choice. The worst part of me says it is
           | ego/arrogance played off as a casualness or being beyond
           | triviality.
        
             | hackerbeat wrote:
             | Agreed.
             | 
             | "Look, world, I care so little about being dumped, I don't
             | even need to make an effort. Plus, I've got brains and more
             | money than I can count."
             | 
             | Next level: Bond villain.
        
             | behnamoh wrote:
             | or maybe they know that using capital letters and such is
             | just a convention that doesnt hinder understanding of text.
             | 
             | if you could read my comment then i've proven my point.
        
         | solardev wrote:
         | It's the same reason Zucky wears a hoodie and Musk smokes
         | blunts on TV.
         | 
         | they dgaf :)
        
         | rubyn00bie wrote:
         | They're often very busy people responding to a LOT of
         | messages/emails/things. It's better/easier to just write your
         | thought and hit send because you actually get it done. If you
         | think about it too much it really does slow you down. For
         | important things, I'm sure they're all capable of writing with
         | correct grammar but for things that are unimportant-- just mash
         | the keys and hit send.
        
         | pointlessone wrote:
         | Jobs written well. The laziest he was is he never changed his
         | email signature on his iPhone and iPad.
        
       | partiallypro wrote:
       | Something someone pointed out is that buried in the lede is that
       | Brockman stepped down as President, though he may have led
       | Altman's demise?
        
         | fredgrott wrote:
         | board member allegiances may have changed hence need for new
         | CEO and president of the Board.
        
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