[threeseed]

Because 99% of them aren't working on anything.

They are the ones on the sidelines making money selling courses, going on podcasts, getting engagement money from X etc.

[dwaltrip]

Going back to the root comment of this thread…

Most of the guests on Dwarkesh’s podcast are working full-time in the industry, many of them in extremely senior.

[shermantanktop]

There’s a sudden market for a new flavor of bullshit, and brand-new bullshit providers have sprung up to fill the vacuum. But all the exec-webinar/thought-leader/hypetrain/pr stuff is a sideshow from people building actual value.