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This is a brilliant piece of satire. "A Modest Proposal" for the AI age.

The leader bios are particularly priceless. "While working for 12 years as the Director of HR for a multinational, Faith realized that firing people gave her an almost-spiritual high. Out of the office, Faith coaches a little league softball team and looks after her sick mother - obligations she looks forward to being free of!"



> This is a brilliant piece of satire. "A Modest Proposal" for the AI age.

There's some truth in all satire though. I'm just shocked YC hasn't nuked the link from the front page.


> I'm just shocked YC hasn't nuked the link from the front page.

I'm not. People dump on VCs and YC all the time here and it's frequently on the front page.


Indeed. dang has even stated multiple times that when a story is critical of a YC company on HN, the policy is to moderate less, not more.


You believe that shit?


If you don’t trust the moderators, who have absolute power, what are you even doing here?

If you have proof or reasonable indicators that policy is a lie, let’s see it. Otherwise, being disdainful and cynical just degrades the discussion and foments unnecessary hate.


Everyone is way above average here on HN, and will be thinking "The article speaks about every other idiot I work with - my genius is singular; I'm too valuable to my employer and irreplaceable. I'll be the one wrangling the AI that replaces my colleagues, while they figure out welfare"


Oh, dont worry if you were actually going to be replaced by AI American oligarchs wouldnt freak out at the prospect of keeping the retirement age exactly where it is because it would be massively deflationary.

Instead... https://govfacts.org/analysis/how-social-security-and-medica...


"I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London, that a young healthy child well nursed, is, at a year old, a most delicious nourishing and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee, or a ragout."

Would Sam Altman even understand the original, or would he just wander ignorantly into the kitchen and fling some salt at it (https://www.ft.com/content/b1804820-c74b-4d37-b112-1df882629...)? I'm not optimistic about our modern oligarchs.


Why did I read that FT article start to finish?

Seems like a waste of time, but at the same time the feelings were similar to looking Hannibal Lecter in the kitchen scene.


I know it's good satire when it takes me a min to realize its satire




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