by credulous naivety: AI labs > tech > west coast > east coast > europe
coincidentally that's how the returns to tech investment have been ordered the past few decades
so many intelligent people still cling to the idea that everything the ai labs do is downstream of IPO hype or whatever. some kinds of intelligentsia are uniquely unsuited for the moment because their lens is “strategic skepticism” where normal people can employ magical thinking
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sneering & skepticism defend you from conmen but also mean you miss out on seemingly-silly-at-the-time opportunities. and in my lifetime, man, the seemingly-silly-at-the-time opportunities have done _very well_
by credulous naivety: AI labs > tech > west coast > east coast > europe
coincidentally that's how the returns to tech investment have been ordered the past few decades
you can of course Just Be Smarter and nail all the opportunities while not falling for the conmen but 'Just Be Smarter' is not useful advice