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An extranordinary claim needs a bit more evidence than one datapoint where in his defense maybe he is scared of anyone he doesn't know trying to talk on the street.


Also mentioned was that more evidence is not hard to find


If this is noteworthy, the burden of proof should be on the poster, not the reader to substantiate these claims.


I don't really like this take, as it tries to make being informed somehow not the readers responsibility.


Sorry, not going to open a cold case file for every HN claim. Citations would be good. I'd read them.


Agreed, his two posts read really weirdly. He made a deliberately vague(?) initial post to get a response and I'm not sure how I feel about his story as you've said, if I was Sam Altman I'd be wary of anyone coming up to me too.




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