I sure think the coffee table is a distraction, but in any case, I left a comment with the story of the rumored coffee table here (TLDR: It’s a really cool art-piece/coffee table that cost around $2200, Lightcone bought it from Atlas a few months ago at list price): https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/fMrtoKBFK7p6oRHpu/atlas-fellowship-why-do-100-high-schoolers-need-usd50k-each?commentId=tPDmJWrimG9KpBCfi
I sure think the coffee table is a distraction, but in any case, I left a comment with the story of the rumored coffee table here (TLDR: It’s a really cool art-piece/coffee table that cost around $2200, Lightcone bought it from Atlas a few months ago at list price): https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/fMrtoKBFK7p6oRHpu/atlas-fellowship-why-do-100-high-schoolers-need-usd50k-each?commentId=tPDmJWrimG9KpBCfi