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[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It’s not a pyramid! It’s a triangle!

It’s not a pyramid! It’s a triangle!

It's a reverse funnel!

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

We know nothing as yet about what the joint ventures will do

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[–] gerikson@awful.systems 8 points 2 days ago (3 children)

“an undertaking of great advantage, but nobody to know what it is.”

[–] dgerard@awful.systems 2 points 6 hours ago

including Sam

[–] CinnasVerses@awful.systems 2 points 1 day ago

Substack had the same message after their latest $100 million fundraising:

We’ll ~~buy yachts for the board of directors~~ invest in better tools, broader reach, and deeper support for the ~~Nazis and eugenicists~~ writers and creators driving Substack’s ecosystem

[–] Soyweiser@awful.systems 4 points 2 days ago

ChatGPT suggest a 100% rate of success.

Sounds like a pretty desperate move. One would think subscriptions would come organically.

[–] CinnasVerses@awful.systems 8 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

It is a pity that we are not going to see a Bits about Money article on OpenAI since Patrick MacKenzie is Basilisk-curious.

If OpenAI goes public with a lot of preferred shares liability, smart money is going to be reluctant to buy.

[–] samvines@awful.systems 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Absolutely but MeeMaw read in the paper that OpenAI is the future of all work and jobs and they're gonna make $$$$$ so she's investiging her 401k (sorry I'm bri'ish so I don't know if that makes sense but the point I'm trying to make is that they will absolutely find bag holders in retail investors once they IPO)