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arzke | 3 days ago

I wonder if the lack of capital letters is a clever trick to make this whole annoucement look more humane and natural. Surely it's intentional: only "U.S" deserves capitals, not even his own name in the signature.

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donatj|3 days ago

I don't know, I personally find it kind of disrespectful.

My initial gut reaction was "he can't even be bothered to use his shift-key while dramatically altering 4,000 people's lives?"

It's just too casual for what is happening.

grey-area|3 days ago

It's just a Shibboleth used by SV types to signal their disdain for convention. Altman is also a fan.

matsemann|3 days ago

Why does he write i’m at some sentences but i'm at others (different ')?

Kwpolska|3 days ago

The 2021 answer would be that he wrote part of this in a basic text editor, and part in a word processor that does “smart quotes”.

The 2026 answer is that an AI wrote some parts.

daegloe|3 days ago

That’s how Jack writes to everyone (and comms drafts his announcements true to his style)

OrangeMusic|3 days ago

Yeah somehow this make me instantly dislike him.

blitzar|3 days ago

its the Black Turtleneck of 2025/2026

malshe|3 days ago

That appears to be the preferred writing style of the Epstein class