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His last thing is "WorldCoin" which, before pretty much completely failing did manage to scan the irises of 20% of the world's low income people which they definitely were all properly informed about.

He's a charlatan, which makes sense he gets most of his money from Thiel and Musk. Why do so many supposedly smart people worship psychotic idiots?

>>cguess+(OP)
I think it is the same instinct in humans which made Sir Arthur Conan Doyle fall for seances and mediums and all those hoaxes. The need to believe something is there which is hidden and unknown. It is the drive to curiosity.

The way Peter, Musk, Sam and these guys talk, it has this aura of "hidden secrets". Things hidden since the foundation of the world.

Of course the reality is they make their money the old fashioned way: connections. The same way your local builder makes their money.

But smart people want to believe there is something more. Surely AI and your local condo development cannot have the same underlying thread.

It is sad and unfortunately the internet has made things easier than ever.

>>ilrwbw+qg
That's a great metaphor, and an excellent way of looking at it.