The real 30 under 30 imo you have never heard of

https://twitter.com/karpathy/status/1748816969858720232

by kurinikku • 2 years ago

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ilrwbwrkhv• 2 years ago

The real Einsteins aren't working at a large tech company. Karpathy is making shit up.

Incredibly smart people are unlikely to get hired by most big tech cos these days because the truth is that they don't want very smart people, they want pliable drones who will push the buttons per their boss's demands.

People generally don't want to hire those who are smarter than them, because they need subjects below them in the pecking order in order to make themselves look better. There are occasional exceptions, but the people who filter the resumes generally operate under these principles. It's unusual for exceptionally smart or talented people to work as recruiters.

toomuchtodo2• 2 years ago

I think recruiting is potentially one of the best roles for a smart person (depending on level of extrovert) who can suss out bullshit and domain expertise rapidly; your comp is maximized by your ability to sorting hat folks into roles, tied to per candidate placement fees. Far more enjoyable than grinding out code 8-12 hours/day 5 days/week imho.

Insightful comment btw, more true than people admit.

nicepplonly3• 2 years ago

Recruiting is so, so important. I generally agree with the idea that the most important attribute for startup founders is to be great at hiring/recruiting.

Sadly, this is not something that the big tech cos focus on these days. Employees are viewed more as cattle than pets these days.

MattPalmer10862• 2 years ago

I'm not sure why you think that hiring less intelligent people will make a manager look good? Quite the contrary; less intelligent people make more mistakes that make you look bad, and need more hand holding, which is just more work.

It's certainly true that hiring managers won't want someone massively overqualified for a role, as they will simply be bored and will likely not stay.

But never seen anyone filter out someone suitable for a role because they seem more intelligent than them though.

nicepplonly3• 2 years ago

Humans are weird, and they don't behave how you might expect. But once you've lived for a while and seen it first hand many times, it starts to make sense in a weird way.

SketchySeaBeast• 2 years ago

"In AI at least...". Missing the specific hype context.

ado__dev• 2 years ago

In my anecdotal experience, the more someone talks the less they know. Those with big followings, influencers, "thought-leaders" (in whatever industry they operate) all spew the same high-level garbage ad-nauseam. While the ones that are doing the interesting work rarely have a following, rarely post, and just focus on advancing their craft. But there is a lot of money to be made in the first category, so I get it.

The real 30 under 30 imo you have never heard of

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