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What Is Leopold Aschenbrenner Waiting to Buy?
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Dwarkesh Patel says Leopold Aschenbrenner told an influential person he is not going to spend any money on consumption until he is ready to buy galaxies.
Leopold then went to the restroom, and the group had a real debate. One side did not know whether he meant Galaxy, the private plane brand, or the physical galaxies. People who knew him said he meant the galaxies. When Leopold came back, someone said they were debating whether he meant buying the galaxy or the other thing. Leopold assumed the split was whether he wants to buy the property rights of the galaxy or actually just send out the probes right now.
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