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For real, I think nerds should not testify in court.

Live updates from Elon Musk and Sam Altman’s court battle over the future of OpenAI

For real, I think nerds should not testify in court.

TL;DR

  • Individuals with overly precise language habits may not be effective in court.
  • Correcting lawyers on minor linguistic details like dropped articles can be perceived negatively.
  • This "nitpicking" behavior might not help someone recover from damaging evidence like journal entries.
  • The author acknowledges being similarly "obnoxious."