The Strength of Being Misunderstood

Sam Altmanblog.samaltman.comWritten December 1, 20201 min read

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Altman argues the goal is to care about others' opinions on a long time horizon rather than stop caring, trading short-term low status for long-term high status by being right about a non-consensus bet.

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