“The problem — the real human cost — is that by mythologizing these men, by putting them on a pedestal, we allow them to alter the terms of reality. Generative AI's destructive, larcenous growth exists in large part because people buy Sam Altman's shit, and because they believe that he's somebody special, a genius operator that can do the impossible, which in turn helps them platform his half-truths and outright lies.
Mark Zuckerberg has weathered the storm of his decaying services and the horrifying things that Meta does on a daily basis because people still want him to be some sort of Silicon Valley hero, and he will continue to accumulate wealth and power while actively harming both his products and society at large as long as we keep treating him as such.”