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This is a symptom of hype-based valuations.

The pipeline into our collective understanding of tech is now:

scifi hype pitch -> VC flood of investment -> press releases across world -> governments worry -> disappointing IPO -> malpractice -> one or more execs arrested/sacked -> media elite across world convinced new invention will destroy the world

uber creates a taxi service, amazon an online mall, openai a ghost writer -- and we're all subject to an industry of VC hype men desperately trying to get those multiples above 20x by assaulting the popular consciousness with delusional BS



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