Not a critique of retinoids but your post is not extremely convincing, I've looked into anti-aging anti-wrinkle cosmetics and the world of products is filled with marketing speak. Reading your post it seems no different from frontpage Google blogs for retinoids or skincare or supplements. Seeing those before and after pics is surprising on a site that loves talking about RCTs and statistical power! But it's hard I'd like to challenge anyone to try googling "vitamin C wrinkles" and see if you can make a conclusion or understand which form or preparation is ... (read more)
It seemed like a classic case of prisoner's dilemma, so (5) and (7). The more of your company that signs the petition, the lower the value of your PPUs, making it more attractive to sign. It reached a point where they felt OpenAI's value and their PPUs went to nothing if a critical mass joined Microsoft. In fact, if MS was willing to match compensation, everyone "cooperating" by not signing the petition is a worse outcome for everyone than just joining MS because they had already seen other players move first (Altman, Brockman, other resignations) - that i... (read more)
Another view would be that people want to be good at conversation not only because they find it fun but there is utility in building rapport quickly, networking and not being cast as a cold person.
I do find the ice breaky, cached Q&A stuff really boring and tend to want to find an excuse to run away quickly, something that happens often at the dreaded "work event". I tend to see it as almost fully acting a part despite my internal feelings
At these things, I do occasionally come across the good conversationalist, able to make me want to stick with speak... (read more)