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OpenAI’s Mark Chen: - “Meta went after half of my direct reports and they all declined.” - “Meta has $10 billion of capital per year to deploy towards talent.” - “Zuck hand-cooked and hand-delivered soup to people he was trying to hire from OpenAI.” Insane AI talent war.

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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 short, self-contained line that is easy to take in at a glance.
Uses concrete numbers instead of vague claims, which makes it credible and quotable.
Uses short lines and white space, which makes a long post feel quick to read.
Ends on a short line that is easy to quote and repeat.
The opening line stands alone, so it reads completely before the post is expanded.
Written from experience rather than as advice, which is harder to argue with.

The mechanics

Hook: Plain observation
Structure: Hook → Landing
Style: Short lines with heavy white space, built to be scanned.
Tone: personal, punchy
Mechanisms: Specificity
Written for: People building with AI

Analysis by ViralLoop — not written by the original author.

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