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		_3u10 on March 26, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Tell Sam Altman: I will take your bet That's welsher talk, if you make a bet and a person accepts then you have to take the bet or STFU. If you believe the person will not follow through that's one thing, maybe both parties should put $100K in escrow, talking about the purpose of the bet is weak.

foobarqux on March 26, 2015 [–]

Maybe he should follow through but the bet isn't interesting anymore.

pitt1980 on March 26, 2015 | [–]

you know what, this guy appears to be betting with a far larger share of his assets than sama is, he's putting his money where his mouth is

maybe you shouldn't be so dismissive

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