The Sam Altman stans are having a meltdown. This sounds familiar.

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There's nothing a fandom loves more than arguing online and creating elaborate, speculative lore based on tiny clues knit together by pseudonymous influencer accounts dedicated to following the minutia of their idols. This is how, for example, rumors started that Beyoncé was going to perform at the DNC or that Harry Styles and One Direction bandmate Liam Payne were in a secret relationship together for years.