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I am increasingly frustrated with the widespread reticence to use Sam Bankman-Fried's name online. It's not a particularly long name, nor difficult for any Eng

I am increasingly frustrated with the widespread reticence to use Sam Bankman-Fried's name online. It's not a particularly long name, nor difficult for any English speaker to spell. Don't honor him with a three letter initialism. Use his name so that his name may become associated with his crimes. I presume when speaking about Sam Bankman-Fried 'IRL' with your voice rather than text, you don't say "Es Be Ef". Right? Shortening his name to fit in headlines is one thing, but I don't feel that's appropriate in the comment section.

tough 4y ago
I do it out of laziness
- boomboomsubban 4y ago
  "SBF" and "Bankman-Freid" are the same number of syllables, and the name is unique enough that only Sam comes up when you search the last name. That said, I don't really care about the story and "SBF" is easier to remember, particularly compared to spelling "Freid."
  - LarryMullins 4y ago
    > Freid It's pronounced as 'Freid' but spelled as 'Fried', as in "the bankman got fried" (being held over the coals.) That's how I remember it.
    - boomboomsubban 4y ago
      You'd think I'd notice Wikipedia telling me there's no pages with that term. Proves my point though, and I have no real need to remember it.
    - Oxidation 4y ago
      Indeed, in general, German words with "ei" or "ie" sound like the second letter. So "Lied" (song) is more like "leed", but "Leid" (suffering) is "lyed". This is the reverse of how English pronounces "lied" as in the phrase "lied to investors".
furyofantares 4y ago
> I presume when speaking about Sam Bankman-Fried 'IRL' with your voice rather than text, you don't say "Es Be Ef". I do and would find it slightly weird not to.
- LarryMullins 4y ago
  From what I have heard, all television and radio media is calling him "Sam Bankman-Fried", not pronouncing the initialism.
  - furyofantares 4y ago
    That's what I'd expect from formats where the audience isn't expected to have as much knowledge of his online name.
canjobear 4y ago
> I presume when speaking about Sam Bankman-Fried 'IRL' with your voice rather than text, you don't say "Es Be Ef". Right? I've heard lots of "SBF".
itronitron 4y ago
Maybe SBF is Sam Bankman-Fried's personal pronoun?
lost_tourist 4y ago
I mean most people don't care? SBF is a lot easier to remember and type. Not all of us type at 100+WPM. The TLA will be over when he's out of the news cycle.

tough 4y ago

I do it out of laziness

boomboomsubban 4y ago
"SBF" and "Bankman-Freid" are the same number of syllables, and the name is unique enough that only Sam comes up when you search the last name. That said, I don't really care about the story and "SBF" is easier to remember, particularly compared to spelling "Freid."
- LarryMullins 4y ago
  > Freid It's pronounced as 'Freid' but spelled as 'Fried', as in "the bankman got fried" (being held over the coals.) That's how I remember it.
  - boomboomsubban 4y ago
    You'd think I'd notice Wikipedia telling me there's no pages with that term. Proves my point though, and I have no real need to remember it.
  - Oxidation 4y ago
    Indeed, in general, German words with "ei" or "ie" sound like the second letter. So "Lied" (song) is more like "leed", but "Leid" (suffering) is "lyed". This is the reverse of how English pronounces "lied" as in the phrase "lied to investors".

furyofantares 4y ago

> I presume when speaking about Sam Bankman-Fried 'IRL' with your voice rather than text, you don't say "Es Be Ef". I do and would find it slightly weird not to.

LarryMullins 4y ago
From what I have heard, all television and radio media is calling him "Sam Bankman-Fried", not pronouncing the initialism.
- furyofantares 4y ago
  That's what I'd expect from formats where the audience isn't expected to have as much knowledge of his online name.

canjobear 4y ago

> I presume when speaking about Sam Bankman-Fried 'IRL' with your voice rather than text, you don't say "Es Be Ef". Right? I've heard lots of "SBF".

itronitron 4y ago

Maybe SBF is Sam Bankman-Fried's personal pronoun?

lost_tourist 4y ago

I mean most people don't care? SBF is a lot easier to remember and type. Not all of us type at 100+WPM. The TLA will be over when he's out of the news cycle.