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I wouldn't be surprised in the slightest if Sam and his other ultra-rich buddies like Satya had their fingers deep in the pockets of all the tech journalists that immediately ran to his defense and sensationalized everything. Every single news source posted on HN read like pure shilling for the Ponzi sch- uh, I mean Worldcoin guy and hailing him as some sort of AI savant.

>>sensan+(OP)
This reads like a far-fetched conspiracy theory

>>egKYzy+g1
Well, it's been exposed multiple times that money, egos and the media that needs to report about them create a school lunch table where they simply stroke each other's ego and inflate everything they do.

No need for a conspiracy, everyones seen this in some aspect, it just gets worse when these people are throwing money around in the billions.

all you need to do is witness someone Like Elon musk to see how disruptive this type of thing is.

>>sensan+(OP)
My more plausible version is that CEOs of journalistic publications are in cahoots with the rich/powerful/govt people, who get to dictate the tone of said publications by hiring the right journalists/editors and giving them the right incentives.

So as a journalist you might have freedom to write your articles, but your editor (as instructed by his/her senior editor) might try to steer you about writing in the correct tone.

This is how 'Starship test flight makes history as it clears multiple milestones' becomes 'Musk rocket explodes during test'

>>egKYzy+g1
You are delusional if you think YC folks does not have a wide network of tech journalists who would side with them when they need.

>>egKYzy+g1
You do know PR firms exist, right? Or have you been living under a rock since the dawn of the 20th century?

>>objekt+a3
They give the journos access as long as they don't bite the hand that feeds. Anyone calling this a conspiracy theory simply hasn't been in the valley long enough to see how these things work.

>>__loam+o4
Or frankly any industry that is covered by an industry press. Games, movies, cars, it's all the same.

>>objekt+a3
YC has an entire website (this one) it can use when it needs to lol.

>>sensan+(OP)
Let me offer up a secret from the inside. You dont in any way shape or form have to pay money to journalists. The can are bought and paid for through their currency - information and access.

They dont really even really shill for their patron; they thrive on the relevance of having their name in the byline for the article, or being the person who gets quote / information / propaganda from <CEO|Celebrity|Criminal|Viral Edgelord of the Week>.

>>sensan+(OP)
Maybe they feel really insecure when the "News Writing Themselves AI" company got unstable...

>>egKYzy+g1
Really? It's well documented and even admitted that Apple has a set of Apple-friendly media partners.

>>iterat+Ne
Even the Federal Reserve has the “Fed Whisperer” Nick Timiraos. Pretty much an open secret he has a direct line.

>>torgin+93
But it did explode. And that was the part of the story that people were interested in.