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Re:Ilya Sutskever's SSI Inc raises $1B by EGreg on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @02:39PM (#41449023)
Presumably the private and the general are in the SAME organization and yes, the avenues for advancement are available equally to all, it’s based on merit and the rules are clear.

The analogy would be if the private could become a major overnight because they knew a guy.

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Re:Ilya Sutskever's SSI Inc raises $1B by mgfist on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @03:11PM (#41449441)
Yes but a private cannot become a general without decades of experience.

What we see with ilya is not dissimilar. I don't see why it's bad that people are more hesitant to give a talented 18 year old $1B than the guy who's been at the forefront of AI innovation.

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Re:Ilya Sutskever's SSI Inc raises $1B by EGreg on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @03:58PM (#41450051)
Necessary but not sufficient

And sometimes not even necessary. Paris Hilton got a music distribution deal overnight cause of her dad’s capital!

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Re:Ilya Sutskever's SSI Inc raises $1B by mgfist on Wednesday September 04, 2024 @07:48PM (#41452033)
> And sometimes not even necessary. Paris Hilton got a music distribution deal overnight cause of her dad’s capital!

Nepotism is a tangential point, and yes I agree that it's a bad thing. Ilya did not get this deal through nepotism, he got it through his past accomplishments, much like how a general gets promoted after many years of exemplary work.

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