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Will people stop suggesting that the attempted-Altman ouster had anything to do with safety concerns now? It’s increasingly clear that the board fired him for the reasons they gave at the time: he is not honest or trustworthy, and that’s not an acceptable trait for a CEO!

200 likes16 repliesPosted May 20, 2024

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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.
Short enough to read in full without expanding, which removes a step before the point lands.

The mechanics

Hook: Opens with a question
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Conversational paragraphs at a steady pace.
Tone: energetic
Mechanisms: Pattern interrupt
Written for: Hiring managers and founders

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