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0 pointsblindriver1y ago0 comments

That’s not what happened to Theranos and Elisabeth Holmes

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Well I didn't say everyone could pull it off successfully

I think the more abstract and less defined the end goal is, the easier it is to make everything look like progress.

The blood testing lady was a pass/fail really. FSD/AGI are things where you can make anything look like a milestone. Same with SpaceX going to Mars.

kloop1y ago

They made medical claims. That's a very bad idea if you aren't 100% sure

Forget that. Pasting logos of big-named companies on forged documents. I mean, seriously?

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Well I didn't say everyone could pull it off successfully

I think the more abstract and less defined the end goal is, the easier it is to make everything look like progress.

The blood testing lady was a pass/fail really. FSD/AGI are things where you can make anything look like a milestone. Same with SpaceX going to Mars.

kloop1y ago

They made medical claims. That's a very bad idea if you aren't 100% sure

Forget that. Pasting logos of big-named companies on forged documents. I mean, seriously?

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