Dev Mocks Turning Down $15M Big Lab Offer, Says He's Now in the 'Permanent Underclass'
silver__tsuki · x · 2026-08-07
In a sarcastic tweet, an AI practitioner shares a humorous 'future tale' for his grandkids about how he ended up in the 'permanent underclass.' He recounts turning down a massive $10M–$15M offer from a top AI lab in San Francisco, choosing instead to grind from scratch on his own.
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