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Another reason to say hi01 / 08

He called Sam Altman a 14th-century feudal lord and LinkedIn lost its mind.

It is still the most-read thing he has ever published, which means the single most effective writing strategy available to anyone is apparently comparing a billionaire to a man who owns a moat.

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  2. The signed editorial cartoon published with this post — the second argument, drawn.

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  3. The signed editorial cartoon published with this post — the second argument, drawn.

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  4. The signed editorial cartoon published with this post — the second argument, drawn.

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  5. The signed editorial cartoon published with this post — the second argument, drawn.

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  6. The signed editorial cartoon published with this post — the second argument, drawn.

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  7. The signed editorial cartoon published with this post — the second argument, drawn.

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  8. The signed editorial cartoon published with this post — the second argument, drawn.

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  9. The signed editorial cartoon published with this post — the second argument, drawn.

    OpenAI bought two humans

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  10. The signed editorial cartoon published with this post — the second argument, drawn.

    Hotel thermostats

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