A news aggregator is a community above all. Upvoting content that you may not personally be interested in but will attract the right people is a net benefit for the community[1].
I just mean, anything Tao writes that is related to AI will get on the front page, because Tao represents the authoritative voice of reason using AI tools. And this website is primarily for AI news.
A news aggregator is a community above all. Upvoting content that you may not personally be interested in but will attract the right people is a net benefit for the community[1].
[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44575026
People are upvoting this because Tao is a celebrity.
I'm upvoting this because it's interesting. I don't have to fully understand something to find it interesting.
In what way is it interesting compared to the myriad of other posts on this topic that has content you can understand?
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He’s famous, but I don’t believe he is a celebrity, as he is not famous for his persona.
I just mean, anything Tao writes that is related to AI will get on the front page, because Tao represents the authoritative voice of reason using AI tools. And this website is primarily for AI news.
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He’s a hacker news celebrity but not a global celebrity
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