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SMH Did they really think all these investors just wanted to burn 9-figure sums without any serious return?
i am saying this for about a year now: Altman wants to rule the world.
Who of the billionaire (and now trillionaires, sigh) fucknuggets does not want to rule the world?
What else should one do if one already has everything and can't buy anything else...
A trillionaire sounds surreal. Imagine having an entire country economy (or a few smaller ones) as your budget.
Indeed. When I was young, a millionaire seemed rich. As I grew older, billionaires seemed rich. And now we're one step further. The average millionaire is further away from musk than the average Joe from said millionaire.
It's absurd and shouldn't be possible. Billionaires also shouldn't. Why would anyone even need hundreds of millions. You can live wonderfully with very few millions or even less than one.
These days, in many cities, being a millionaire is a prerequisite for owning a house.
True. We (Germany) experience that too. In some places you wouldn't get a 1 bedroom tiny apt for a sum you could buy a decent house elsewhere.
But I just wouldn't want to live in such cities or neighborhoods. For what purpose? Why should anyone even know I'm loaded? In real life noone knows I am. If I'd raise a cup on the streets people would probably throw change into it 😁
Nobody has to know you own a house. Don't gad about in a tuxedo wearing a monocle.
The purpose of living in a population-dense area is the culture and amenities, such as healthcare facilities and art communities.
Sure, but those you can have basically everywhere, don't need to pick the rich neighborhoods or generally expensive cities.
I lived in our capital once. It had not one benefit I couldn't find elsewhere. At least none I would've found. And we move every few years to somewhere else in krautland.
The reason I'd live in Berlin is the food and culture. Why would I need to go anywhere? every big production visits Berlin. Some of the best food in the world, beer gardens and parks and I just ride the u-bahn everywhere?
Oh and the people are fucking incredible!
Good damn I'm selling myself on living there all over again. Berlin was my favorite city in the world a decade ago. I'd have stuffed myself in a shoebox to live there in my 20s. Now I'll need a decent size flat but it's still a nice dream.
For the record I now live in a city and it's good but not the same level of dreaminess as basically any European city, even the smaller ones.
OK that surely are nice points for Berlin. If one like all those things. But does it justify the higher cost of living? To me it doesn't.
I don't drink, I hate the UBahn (last time I used it was 20yrs ago), rarely eat outside (we have a cook) and also don't visit cinemas or whatever you exactly meant by "big productions" (I assume musicals or bands and the likes?) We're more the boring museum-types 😁
But the Ruhrgebiet has tons of all that too I guess (never been in Berlin long enough to know). If our city does not, the next one does. Or the surroundings. But unless you live in some remote foresty places there, it's not great.
Not just referring to the rich neighborhoods. Perhaps it's different in Krautland, but in the US, moving further away from the city center moves you further away from resources like those I mentioned. It creates a difference between being able to have a medical appointment during a lunch break and having to take a whole day off for it, for example.
Oh okay, I can't judge the US there. You guys got a lot more space in between cities 😁 Then of course it's very beneficial to not live in bumfuck-nowhere... Especially if you're on a timer...that sucks balls
And think about one Trillionaire - Musk. All that money and he just trips on Ketamine and troll posts on Twitter. He's doing nothing for society.
A regular human would be doing things just for fun like restoring an old building they liked, or saving some dying kid. Maybe going the Dolly Pardon route and giving books to kids.
Not Musk. He's getting dick surgery to try and fix his dick from the last surgery and shitposting.
Who of the billionaire (and now trillionaires, sigh) fucknuggets does not want to rule the world?
But most of them have no plan beyond money, money, money.
This one has. He wants first to use his AI beasts to serve him make the rules for every*, and the rest of humanity to serve his bots, or something like that.
No plan we know of...not everyone is a 5yr old attention seeking whore like those everyone knows.
Sounds like conspiracy theories, but we know what she should know and are allowed to know.
And the media will keep on shamelessly calling them "job creators".
Hopefully some day the average voter will see through that shit.
The hugest bills so far
At this rate the leopards are going to have to start going on a restricted diet. Maybe the panthers are hungry too though.
I mean exactly what you think I mean.
That makes it pretty clear that most executives are the worst possible people to run a company. Well, that’s just how it is when ruthlessness and greed are the only criteria used to select top executives.
But hey, even if they were to lose their jobs because they’re burning through so much money, things will go on as usual: Anyone who’s ever held a top management position will always be hired for the same role somewhere else, because competence is definitely not the deciding factor here. Never was, never will be.
Obviously I like this article, but in general I've seen Futurism pop up a few times and enjoyed their articles. I wonder if I should subscribe
Lol, lmao even
Nearly one-third of corporate executives are dumber than an box of rocks.
4/5 actually, if statistics are anything to go by. The remaining 20% are just slightly above median stupidity, with a vanishingly small sliver actually approaching competent.
They intended to use AI to rape their employees and the American public, only to find out that the real money is in the AI companies raping THEM!