yeah, pretty much every one of the [not particularly large number of] positive pieces I read on him screamed "compulsive gambler", including the VC hagiography

yeah, pretty much every one of the [not particularly large number of] positive pieces I read on him screamed "compulsive gambler", including the VC hagiography that talked in depth about his interpretations of utilitarianism and devoted a paragraph to wondering if there was anything in life he actually enjoyed. not to mention the Matt Levine interview where Matt tells him he's basically describing yield farming as a Ponzi scheme and he concedes that's valid and doesn't even try to construct a counterargument for where the value comes from...