And we're used to insulting and making fun of the prominent members of those circles too, see: "Scam Altman", the large variety of jokes about Musk's timelines, comments about Dario waking up in a cold sweat whenever a powerful new open weight model drops, the "AGI achieved" meme etc.
replyHyperbolic as those descriptions are, it’s not like they’re not sourced from reality. Sam Altman’s reputation in SV is well-established; Musk promised the roadster what, a decade ago? These guys preach a promised land of milk and honey and so many hear lap it up like dogs.
replyBoth can be bad, and I think people take issue with intentionally projecting false or irresponsible confidence (lying).
replyZitron twists and misreports a lot of facts where they should know better.
CEO hypemen knowingly conflate Ambitions for certainty