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It's simpler than that. He's a trust fund kid with wealthy, well-connected parents who assumes nothing bad will happen to him so does whatever he wants. He's al
by atleastoptimal 3y ago
It's simpler than that. He's a trust fund kid with wealthy, well-connected parents who assumes nothing bad will happen to him so does whatever he wants. He's also of above average intelligence enough and enjoys "flexing" that intelligence in the avenues he thinks will benefit him most.
- JohnFen 3y agoThis, except that I haven't seen any serious reason to believe that he's unusually intelligent. He certainly thinks he is, though.
- themodelplumber 3y agoIDK if simplicity is really the go-to judgment process for learning from people like this. I mean if you really want to chase that argument--it's simpler than even that. He's human! Therefore he does stupid human things. He's only human after all! (ad infinitum) Imagine though, if SBF had a reasonable, nuanced opportunity to understand his blind spots long before he got into business. I've coached people who think just like SBF, discussed the same blind spots, and most of those people were grateful to reach a new understanding. But you'd never get that far if you said, "you have the mindset of a trust fund kid, end of story." So, that's definitely a thing, to be able to un-simplify a broad generalization, and turn that into problem-solving leverage where others may fear to wade into details.