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Social Capital@chamath · Aug 3, 2026 · Bar chart

AI model benchmarks

Social Capital's bar chart drew 637.8K views on X: 3.6x its typical post and #11 of 41 Social Capital charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.

If I were the company on the right I would try to kill every company that is like the one on the left.

Posted on X by @chamath (Social Capital), Aug 3, 2026. Source: x.com · See its data

Why it spread

The post spread because it came from a big source with top quarter source reach and the account got 6,763 likes, 507 reposts, 135 quotes, 817 saves and 637,811 views, which is 6.3x the account's typical likes of 1,082, helped by many quotes even though the quote rate was below average.

What worked

  • The framing was confrontational and simple, naming a company on the right and a company on the left and calling for one to kill the other.
  • The chart compared model performance against pricing metrics as a bar chart, which made a business argument visual and easy to share.
  • The account's existing audience was large enough that even a medium polish, medium self labelling chart with no unusual form and no branding could reach 637,811 views.

What to borrow

We could pair a plain bar chart of our own performance against pricing metrics with a blunt either or framing, then let the chart carry the comparison while the caption states the strategic stakes.

Careful

Do not copy the violent kill language or over read the result, since the post had no source line, only medium design polish and medium self labelling, and its quote rate was below average.

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Questions people ask

How far did Social Capital's "AI model benchmarks" chart travel?

637,811 views, 6,763 likes, 507 reposts and 817 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @chamath gets about 177.3K views.

What kind of chart is it?

A bar chart. Model performance compared against pricing metrics.

Can I use Social Capital's chart?

Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to Social Capital. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.