alt Hacker NewsHe was hired to go to meetings and state “I’m vint cerf, I work at Google” then blab for 2 mins and introduce the actual speaker for a meeting/conference.
Similar ish to an influencer
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skeeter2020 • last Sunday at 3:09 PM
maybe this is a good thing though, where someone with a huge, legitimate contribution and legacy gets to cash in on their status, vs. the typical influencer.
malthaus • last Monday at 9:25 AM
i'd say having "invented" the internet is a bigger claim to have influenced people rather than looking good in a bikini.
so fair game to cash in on that legacy.
I loved being able to say "vint cerf, my coworker, invented the internet"