he takes a couple pages to explain why he know that sightings of UFOs aren’t alien because he can simply infer how superintelligent beings will operate + how advanced their technology is. he then undercuts his point by saying that he’s very uncertain about both of those things, but wraps it up nicely with an excessively wordy speech about how making big bets on your beliefs is the responsible way to be a thought leader. bravo
Did Yud pay for Twitter, or is he blue-checked for some other reason?
Both! He was verified before, but you have to pay for long-form posting. Which he really shouldn’t given how much dumber, rambling and incoherent his long form posting reveals him to be.
I’m glad to hear that “you paid for Twitter” is a sneer that I can use in all sincerity.
Excuuuuuse me it’s now “you paid for X”
my brain kept trying to fill in what X was supposed to stand for
Everyone in the world, including Elon, is wondering the same.
Why say something in 20 words when you can say it in 2000?