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Wow, I basically disagree with every word you said. > The quote "history is written by the victors" seems relevant. Yes, history is written by the victors. Bu

Wow, I basically disagree with every word you said. > The quote "history is written by the victors" seems relevant. Yes, history is written by the victors. But what the victors write doesn't make it fact. They may influence how difficult it is to investigate the facts, but they can't change the facts. > But, history moves so fast right now that SBF is no longer a victor but the villain. He was never a victor. He just posed as one. He was a villain the whole time. > I'm also sad that Lewis can't back away from his work, but after all, he is writing books to sell them. I bet he made a good decision financially to release the book now rather than waiting a few years and write up what he recently learned. As explained in the post, he didn't just "recently learned". Lewis made it his explicit goal to defend Bankman. I'm glad he can't back away from that. It's public record, and everyone can see how morally bankrup he (Lewis) is. > Another good quote my dad stole is "why ruin a good story with the truth." Your dad was either dishonest, or he was being humorous and you're misunderstanding him. Fortunately the US justice system isn't as dishonest and they try and dig out the truth behind the story. Not everything in life is fake it till you make it. Facts matter.

xrd 3y ago
"History is Written by Victors.” The quote gets attributed to Winston Churchill, but its origins are unknown. It implies that history is not grounded in facts, rather it's the winners' interpretation of them that prevails. The victors can force their narrative down on the people. "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story." -- Mark Twain Have you heard those quotes before? I'm not arguing that this proves Lewis is correct, just that those quotes seem fitting for this moment. You should really stop calling someone's father dishonest or trying to tell someone they misunderstanding something to which you don't have a single connection. That's going to get you into trouble someday. You should stick to your own family interpretations.
- sdfghswe 3y ago
  > You should really stop calling someone's father dishonest or trying to tell someone they misunderstanding something to which you don't have a single connection. That's going to get you into trouble someday Freedom of speech.

xrd 3y ago

"History is Written by Victors.” The quote gets attributed to Winston Churchill, but its origins are unknown. It implies that history is not grounded in facts, rather it's the winners' interpretation of them that prevails. The victors can force their narrative down on the people. "Never let the truth get in the way of a good story." -- Mark Twain Have you heard those quotes before? I'm not arguing that this proves Lewis is correct, just that those quotes seem fitting for this moment. You should really stop calling someone's father dishonest or trying to tell someone they misunderstanding something to which you don't have a single connection. That's going to get you into trouble someday. You should stick to your own family interpretations.

sdfghswe 3y ago
> You should really stop calling someone's father dishonest or trying to tell someone they misunderstanding something to which you don't have a single connection. That's going to get you into trouble someday Freedom of speech.