one last thing i will say about this (& then i am truly done) cuz i like dean’s writing.
but when you visibly now have a giant incentive structure attached to you & expecting ppl to ignore that is like asking ppl to respect your pronouns no matter how complex they are.…
What did you expect would happen if you post a unilaterally bad take of "open weights is decelerationist" and represent a major corporate lab?
Retreating isn't the answer -- Take the criticism & learn from it. It's the open source way 😉…
I am a big supporter of Dean’s work but found this somewhat inevitable, sadly.
Is the latest example of why it makes me sad to see the vast majority talent go to a few companies that are subject to extreme attention.
Need more variance.…