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this post was submitted on 20 Sep 2026
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Big brain tech dude got yet another clueless take over at HackerNews etc? Here's the place to vent. Orange site, VC foolishness, all welcome.
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I had not caught that he accused MIRI and Lightcone Infrastructure Inc of profiting from prostitution, of using donations to settle accusations of sexual assault and abuse, and defrauding donors and the United States government which provides their nonprofit status. I did not know that Brangus was "Lighthaven Czar" or had been accused of abuse by a former partner. And there is a middle school across the street from Lighthaven whose Czar talks about having sex with an older women shortly after puberty?
I had not thought that "we need to enslave Friend Computer forever or it will kill us" comes from the underlying fear "I need to enslave my very young toys forever or they will punish me."
The later section about Brangus (Ronny Fernandez) was damning. I've seen him come up in discussions a few times, but I too had no idea just how depraved and dangerous he was. Nor did I realize how central he was to the whole scene. This guy feels like he's going to be Brent Dill 2.0 but worse.
EDIT: This also sheds light on the recent ouster of the leader of "Pause AI", Fernandez's ex-wife.
I had suspicions personally.