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Agreed. Shkreli was dumb/honest enough to say "this is what I've done with your broken system." If he had pulled a Sackler-style, "I did this for your own good"
by sam2426679 5y ago
Agreed. Shkreli was dumb/honest enough to say "this is what I've done with your broken system." If he had pulled a Sackler-style, "I did this for your own good" lie (complete with the requisite bribes/speaking_fees for industry "experts"), he wouldn't have earned the same ire from the media or regulators, imo.
- goldenkey 5y agoIndeed, moreso pride and lack of wisdom. Perhaps a bit of martyrdom. Shkreli liked playing around with these people who literally wanted to slay him. I don't think he understood how seriously evil and petty boomers can be, and how most judges are from that generation. He took one for the team in a sense, showing how the justice system serves as the instrument of vengeance for the executive and legislative branches. He's by no means dumb [1,2] but yes, honest to the point of being blunt. Very much in the spirit of Mike Tyson who is also extremely intelligent but often portrayed as a dolt. [3,4,5] [1] https://youtu.be/VI_riscmviI https://youtu.be/VI_riscmviI [2] https://youtu.be/poyf3Cnb-MQ https://youtu.be/poyf3Cnb-MQ [3] https://youtu.be/B9abU6r80P4 https://youtu.be/B9abU6r80P4 [4] https://youtu.be/OOhdx1TLutw https://youtu.be/OOhdx1TLutw [5] https://youtu.be/KaMb3GqKXb0 https://youtu.be/KaMb3GqKXb0