Do they need to be? If I was a billionaire surrounded by the most educated and competent people in the world I wouldn't even spare a thought for the "Whole words are better than phonics" crowd.

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brookst 6 hours ago | parent [-]

So it’s kind of an appeal to authority, without any evidence of authority?

I’d be super interested in the panels of experts that Jobs, Zuckerberg, and Altman (assuming GGP’s “asssumption” is correct) convened when making these decisions.

Absent that, this isn’t any more persuasive than saying that Coca Cola is good for infants because I assume Coke execs feed it to theirs.

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Argonaut998 6 hours ago | parent [-]

You are making an argument from authority too though.

Even ignoring my point, these people have more insight than anyone into their own products and their harmful/beneficial nature.

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brookst 5 hours ago | parent [-]

No, I am making no such argument.

I am saying that tech execs have no special knowledge, and their actions should not be used to inform one’s own opinions or social policy on the topic.

There IS tons of data in this area. Please, do yourself a favor and read it (pay attention to the population of studies —- many use adults in their 30’s or older as proxies for children).

You can absolutely find real data supporting your position. And it will be more persuasive (albeit less dramatic) than imagining what Altman probably does.

	▲	Eldt 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		They quite literally have insider knowledge that others wouldn't