In the snippet you quoted, it said his circle of colleagues were bound to that commitment, which is an accurate summary. SBFs connections to the EA community s

In the snippet you quoted, it said his circle of colleagues were bound to that commitment, which is an accurate summary. SBFs connections to the EA community seem to be pretty foundational to his success. There is no mistake here. You’re seemingly very upset by your own misinterpretation of this section of the article. Beyond what it says in that snippet, SBF did publicly pledge to give away the vast majority of his wealth. He was outspoken about his belief in Effective Altruism. You can certainly argue he scamming the others in the EA community with a false pledge and commitment to EA principles? But this aspect of the article was completely accurate.