[ethbr1]

It's a little weird to be scared of random strangers, famous or not.

If this happened when Altman was already so well-known so as to make this a problem, maybe he shouldn't have been traveling on his own?

Private security is a thing he can afford (now, at least).

[arrowsmith]

I'm not famous, high-profile, or the billionaire founder of a controversial company, but I can easily imagine situations in which I'd be cautious of random strangers. Have you travelled much?