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OpenAI is enlisting an influencer army to make it look 'good for the world'

221 points · 209 comments · cdrnsf

  1. 123aGaf · · focus · HN ↗
    And they only count the influencers who use the OpenAI's partner hashtags!

    US business model: go into billions of debt, brainwash the population via YouTube, Twitch, TikTok and Hacker News influencers. Intimidate foreign governments to allow the current snake oil. Wait a decade until you have minor profits and the stock price is through the roof because #growth-mindset.

    1. poisonborz · · focus · HN ↗
      Wait what, Hacker News influencers? :D
      1. sodapopcan · · focus · HN ↗
        It would not surprise me in the least if people were paid to boost on HN.
        1. terminalbraid · · focus · HN ↗
          Of course. Say something bad about Elon and see what happens.
          1. NDlurker · · focus · HN ↗
            His grandpa moved from Canada to South Africa because he was pro-apartheid and Elon is following in his footsteps.
            1. irthomasthomas · · focus · HN ↗
              He was kicked out of Canada because they thought the Technocracy movement which he promoted was too communist.
          2. edgyquant · · focus · HN ↗
            You’ll be upvoted?
            1. someonebaggy · · focus · HN ↗
              Let's try it:

              Elon is a stupid fascist and he only got where he is by failing upwards repeatedly.

              1. avazhi · · focus · HN ↗
                SpaceX seems pretty successful to me, no? I think you have to say something bad + have it actually contain some element of truth.
                1. pixl97 · · focus · HN ↗
                  "Elon is a stupid fascist that mostly wouldn't have been noticed if Spacex and Tesla were what he dabbled in, but his incredible ego makes it impossible for him to keep his mouth shut".

                  Now, that one will be a whole lot harder to debunk.

                  1. avazhi · · focus · HN ↗
                    You don't think the owner of a private company that sends more satellites and mass into space than the governments of the world combined would be pretty notorious? You don't think the richest man on the planet would be notorious?

                    Come on bro, your hatred of the guy is making you say some dumb shit. You can just say you dislike him and leave it at that, I think most people can at least understand why others would dislike him, but spouting nonsense just makes you (and not him) look bad.

                    1. pixl97 · · focus · HN ↗
                      There is no nonsense here.

                      Elons rise to idiocy was Twitter for sure. There are plenty of other multi-billionaires that you don't even know exist.

                      > You can just say you dislike him and leave it at that

                      No, I cannot. Maybe you don't live in the US where he's actively taking in a role in fucking the government up, but I do. This is not non-sense to make him look bad, this is the words right out of his own mouth.

                      If you like those words it says way more about you then me.

            2. kdndjfjf · · focus · HN ↗
              elon musk is a degenerate that is the white nick cannon
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