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I think this is a bit far fetched. He was the scion of famous law professors. He grew up around the law. To think he didn’t understand what the general public d
by 2devnull 4y ago
I think this is a bit far fetched. He was the scion of famous law professors. He grew up around the law. To think he didn’t understand what the general public does about the law takes a special kind of … assumption that directly contradicts the obvious facts. He very likely knows more about the law than anyone on here. How could he not?
- rootusrootus 4y ago> He very likely knows more about the law than anyone on here. How could he not? There are actual lawyers on HN. I don't think proximity to lawyers makes one as knowledgeable as an actual one.
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- ReptileMan 4y agoLawyer up and shut up is the most basic advice. Ever.
- datavirtue 4y agoI know a dev who is married to a lawyer. He knows enough not to offer an opinion.
- estebank 4y agoMy father is a civil engineer. That doesn't qualify me to build a bridge.
- xivzgrev 4y agoSure. But you probably know a few basics about bridges. That’s the overarching point - a basic lawyer thing is if you are ever in trouble, don’t talk to anyone: cops, media, etc. so it’s curious why he decided to anyway.
- ElevenLathe 4y agoThe easy answer is that he was zooted to the gills on ADHD meds. There might be others too.
- estebank 4y agoTBH, a little knowledge is worse than no knowledge. Fewer chances to overestimate your own understanding in the later case.
- xdavidliu 4y agoI think you meant to say "That’s the overarching pont".
- tptacek 4y agoHas anybody seen any evidence whatsoever from SBF in any of his dealings at FTX or any of his dealings in the downfall of FTX that evinces any sort of legal savvy whatsoever? My parents are musicians. I'm not.
- mrtranscendence 4y agoMy father sold cars most of his adult life, and certainly throughout all the time we shared together until his death. He was very good at it. And yet I know fuck all about selling cars or cars in general. Nada. Nothing. I didn't even learn to drive until I was in my thirties. "X's parents are in profession Y" hardly means anything.
- xivzgrev 4y agoNot even “here’s how to negotiate and get a good deal on a used car”? Sorry to hear, that’s the kind of stuff a parent should pass on if they know.
- LiquidSky 4y agoYour theory of the genetic transmission of legal knowledge is an interesting one. We await your research for further study.
- xivzgrev 4y agoI don’t think the poster is proposing genetic transmission. Rather it’s fairly common for parents to share “insider knowledge” they have with their kids to help them be successful. But this does not always happen.
- salawat 4y agoMind the old aphorism: >The Cobblers kids have no shoes. Not everyone brings work home with them, or forces their kids down that path.
- IncRnd 4y ago> He very likely knows more about the law than anyone on here. How could he not? The answer is simple, through a lack of knowledge. Knowledge of the law is not genetically inherited.
- singleshot_ 4y ago> How could he not? Well, he’s not a lawyer, for one…
- anotherman554 4y agoIf he's committed crimes, he almost certainly doesn't listen to his parents, since lawyers by training are risk adverse, and tend to tell you not to do things that can land you in jail. So if you believe he's committed crimes, then it doesn't become far fetched to imagine that he'd continue to not listen to his parents on matters of criminal defense.
- akgerber 4y agoThe work of a famous law professor is very different from the work of a defense lawyer, and generally involves very little interaction with the business end of the justice system.
- kcplate 4y ago> He very likely knows more about the law than anyone on here. How could he not? Lawyers and judges break the law, sometimes intentionally out of arrogance derived from how adeptly they believe they can skirt it because of their knowledge and position.