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SBF getting in character now and practicing his deception and manipulation skills in front of the mirror.

stephc_int13 4y ago
SBF should not be underestimated, he might be hard stuck in the silver league of LoL, but he is GM level or above at bullshit. Observing him dodging questions and managing to deflect the heat of relatively tenacious and seasoned journalists is a sight to behold. As irritating as it is impressive. Politics might have been a better fit for him.
- eachro 4y ago
  bronze*
- __derek__ 4y ago
  His parents are endowed professors at Stanford Law, so it's not surprising that he learned these skills.
  - eddsh1994 4y ago
    *were, neither are teaching this coming year due to 'pre-planned retirement'
    - radicaldreamer 4y ago
      It's likely they could end up in legal trouble as well as they were on FTX's payroll and had property gifted to them, likely bought with customer funds. His mother ran a PAC which had large sums of money to spend on US politics... again with no accounting of where this money was coming from (likely customer funds).
    - __derek__ 4y ago
      Presumably with emeritus status, in that case?
- eternalban 4y ago
  Looks like more SBF the magic boy wonder talk. His bullshit doesn't get challenged. This same media machine could make him an 'unperson' if they wanted. He has political capital in the sense that his going down may affect others. It is possible that it is these others that are likely being protected here. As for "tenacious and seasoned journalists", my favorite these days is Whitney Webb: https://unlimitedhangout.com/2022/12/investigative-reports/ftx-and-the-curious-history-of-farmington-state-bank/ https://unlimitedhangout.com/2022/12/investigative-reports/f... That is tenacious journalism. -- Just a p.s. regarding who is who. The David Tang character from the above article piqued my interest. Wiki entirely forgets to mention this guy was chairman of SF Federal Reserve Board (as article mentioned in passing): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Tang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Tang "The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco named David K.Y. Tang, a partner at law firm Preston Gates & Ellis, as chairman of its nine-member board of directors." https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-dec-16-fi-calbriefs16.2-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-dec-16-fi-calbr... David and friends: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=David+K.Y.+Tang+and+friends&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images https://duckduckgo.com/?q=David+K.Y.+Tang+and+friends&t=ffab...
- bink 4y ago
  That might work on George Stephanopoulos but it won't work against a seasoned prosecutor. It'll be interesting to see if he's allowed to plead the fifth for topics on which he's publicly spoken, repeatedly.
schainks 4y ago
Isn't that what the media tour has been for?

SBF should not be underestimated, he might be hard stuck in the silver league of LoL, but he is GM level or above at bullshit. Observing him dodging questions and managing to deflect the heat of relatively tenacious and seasoned journalists is a sight to behold. As irritating as it is impressive. Politics might have been a better fit for him.

eachro 4y ago
bronze*
__derek__ 4y ago
His parents are endowed professors at Stanford Law, so it's not surprising that he learned these skills.
- eddsh1994 4y ago
  *were, neither are teaching this coming year due to 'pre-planned retirement'
  - radicaldreamer 4y ago
    It's likely they could end up in legal trouble as well as they were on FTX's payroll and had property gifted to them, likely bought with customer funds. His mother ran a PAC which had large sums of money to spend on US politics... again with no accounting of where this money was coming from (likely customer funds).
  - __derek__ 4y ago
    Presumably with emeritus status, in that case?
eternalban 4y ago
Looks like more SBF the magic boy wonder talk. His bullshit doesn't get challenged. This same media machine could make him an 'unperson' if they wanted. He has political capital in the sense that his going down may affect others. It is possible that it is these others that are likely being protected here. As for "tenacious and seasoned journalists", my favorite these days is Whitney Webb: https://unlimitedhangout.com/2022/12/investigative-reports/ftx-and-the-curious-history-of-farmington-state-bank/ https://unlimitedhangout.com/2022/12/investigative-reports/f... That is tenacious journalism. -- Just a p.s. regarding who is who. The David Tang character from the above article piqued my interest. Wiki entirely forgets to mention this guy was chairman of SF Federal Reserve Board (as article mentioned in passing): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Tang https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Tang "The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco named David K.Y. Tang, a partner at law firm Preston Gates & Ellis, as chairman of its nine-member board of directors." https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-dec-16-fi-calbriefs16.2-story.html https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-dec-16-fi-calbr... David and friends: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=David+K.Y.+Tang+and+friends&t=ffab&iar=images&iax=images&ia=images https://duckduckgo.com/?q=David+K.Y.+Tang+and+friends&t=ffab...
bink 4y ago
That might work on George Stephanopoulos but it won't work against a seasoned prosecutor. It'll be interesting to see if he's allowed to plead the fifth for topics on which he's publicly spoken, repeatedly.

schainks 4y ago

Isn't that what the media tour has been for?