VC quips Anthropic is like Heaven's Gate — except it's now load-bearing for the world
StewartalsopIII · x · 2026-11-12
Investor Stewart Alsop III joked that Anthropic feels like Heaven's Gate in the '80s — except instead of being seen as whackos, it has instantiated a giant dependency into the global system and is getting the bunker ready. A sharp, memeable jab at Anthropic's safety-first culture and doomer prep aesthetic.
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