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Liron Shapira@liron

NOW can we stop the ad hominem attacks on the "type of people" warning us about AI extinction risk? Is it enough that 4 of TOP LEADERS hand-selected by Sam Altman to build OpenAI have pulled the alarm? * Dario Amodei * Paul Christiano * Ilya Sutskever * Jan Leike

589 likes67 repliesPosted May 17, 2024

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Based on absolute engagement — the platform doesn’t expose follower counts here, so large accounts score higher.

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Why it worked

Opens with a question, so the reader starts answering before they have decided to read.
Contradicts something the audience already believes, which stops the scroll.
Frames the idea around what the reader stands to lose, which is more motivating than gain.
Uses short lines and white space, which makes a long post feel quick to read.
Follows a clear Hook → Context → List shape, so the reader always knows where they are.
Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.

The mechanics

Hook: Opens with a question
Structure: Hook → Context → List
Style: Short lines with heavy white space, built to be scanned.
Tone: punchy, corporate
Mechanisms: Pattern interrupt, Loss aversion
Written for: People building with AI

Analysis by ViralLoop — not written by the original author.

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