Once the IPO is done, and the lockup period is expired, then a lot of employees are planning to sell their shares. But until that, even if the product is behind competitors there is no way you can admit it without putting your money at risk.
I’m fairly comfortable taking this OpenAI employee’s comment at face value.
Frankly, I don’t think a HN thread will make a difference to his financial situation, anyway…
There is no other logical move, this is what I am saying, contrary to people above say this requires a lot of courage. It's not about courage, it's just normal and logic (and yes Hackernews matters a lot, this place is a very strong source of signal for investors).
Not bad at all, just observing it.