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As you point out, Sam Altman is not exactly an altar boy: https://fastcompany.co.za/business/2025-11-07-sam-altmans-tr...

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Thought this would be about the whistleblower. They didn't even mention it!

Yes allegedly having an employee bumped off for whistleblowing and the sister thing is way worse than someone having a different opinion than you. One is criminal the other is free speech.

One is alleged, other isn't just an opinion. Its estimated that several hundred thousand deaths have already happened from the abrupt USAID cuts initiated by DOGE.

"roman soldier" indeed

I don't think you can compare the usual internal backstabbing between executives with someone who literally directed and participated in acts of the US Government, and keep saying and doing things to help and nurture a certain side of the political spectrum.

Both do both.

Not to an even remotely same degree..

Did Sam Altman lead a government agency and camp in the Oval Office for months too? Degrees matter.

Fair, but don't forget Altman's sister accused him of sexual abuse in court. (https://www.newsweek.com/sam-altman-openai-sister-annie-sexu...)

Dunno if it's true. The family wrote it off, saying she's mentally ill, but I can also see years of abuse leading to mental illness.

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