> Several months ago, I found myself having a few mocktails and splitting vegan snacks with Sam Bankman-Fried at a restaurant near my house. We touched on, amon

> Several months ago, I found myself having a few mocktails and splitting vegan snacks with Sam Bankman-Fried at a restaurant near my house. We touched on, among other things, his proposal to create a new publication featuring writers he liked, including me. > I declined, which obviously in retrospect was the right choice. I told him that I like my Substack just fine and make plenty of money, though he was happy to offer more. But I also told him that given the extent to which we agree on a lot of important issues, I thought it was a lot more valuable to these causes for me to maintain credibility by not accepting any of his money. Meanwhile the CEO of The Block received a $43M "loan" from SBF[1]. [1] https://www.coindesk.com/podcasts/the-breakdown-with-nlw/sbf-loaned-the-ceo-of-the-block-43m/ https://www.coindesk.com/podcasts/the-breakdown-with-nlw/sbf...