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Sam Bankman-Fried is going to talk himself right into jail

103 points by alphabetting 3y ago

londons_explore 3y ago
This writing style is great - and necessary - to turn a rather dull topic into interesting reading. I want to see how this author handles things more exciting than court cases!
LargeTomato 3y ago
The tone in this article is annoying and distracting. Why did the editor of the verge allow this article to be published? This reads like a weird blog post, not a professional piece of journalism. Then again, it's the Verge and it's 2023. Why expect journalism in the first place?
- xyst 3y ago
  The author probably lost their savings investing with Sam Bankman Fried/FTX. Person has an axe to grind.
TradingPlaces 3y ago
Elizabeth Lopatto’s coverage has been the best. I’ve been trying to ignore the trial, but she keeps sucking me back in.
dang 3y ago
I moved most comments moved to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38037385 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38037385, which is currently on the front page and has a much less baity title. (I left the comments here that are specific to this article.)
eli 3y ago
Liz Lopatto is a national treasure
- ChrisMarshallNY 3y ago
  > This meant that prosecutor Danielle Sassoon got a crack at him, and boy howdy, she beat him like a piñata. My favorite line.
  - FireBeyond 3y ago
    Mine was: > In her cross, she simply unhinged her jaw and ate [him].
    - denton-scratch 3y ago
      > unhinged her jaw and ate [him]. I think that must be a reference to Python.
- Doctor_Fegg 3y ago
  Really very good indeed. From my time as a magazine editor, you only come across people who can write that well once in a blue moon. This line made me laugh out loud: > Though the reporting in Going Infinite suggests that Bankman-Fried is an unrestrained sociopath, Lewis’s general attitude toward Bankman-Fried may be best summed up as “I love my gamer son.”
- mholm 3y ago
  I've really enjoyed many journalist's takes on SBF/FTX, because it really seems like they're all having fun with it. This is an excellent example
ThePowerOfFuet 3y ago
He already has.

103 points by alphabetting 3y ago

This writing style is great - and necessary - to turn a rather dull topic into interesting reading. I want to see how this author handles things more exciting than court cases!

LargeTomato 3y ago

The tone in this article is annoying and distracting. Why did the editor of the verge allow this article to be published? This reads like a weird blog post, not a professional piece of journalism. Then again, it's the Verge and it's 2023. Why expect journalism in the first place?

xyst 3y ago
The author probably lost their savings investing with Sam Bankman Fried/FTX. Person has an axe to grind.

TradingPlaces 3y ago

Elizabeth Lopatto’s coverage has been the best. I’ve been trying to ignore the trial, but she keeps sucking me back in.

dang 3y ago

I moved most comments moved to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38037385 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38037385, which is currently on the front page and has a much less baity title. (I left the comments here that are specific to this article.)

eli 3y ago

Liz Lopatto is a national treasure

ChrisMarshallNY 3y ago
> This meant that prosecutor Danielle Sassoon got a crack at him, and boy howdy, she beat him like a piñata. My favorite line.
- FireBeyond 3y ago
  Mine was: > In her cross, she simply unhinged her jaw and ate [him].
  - denton-scratch 3y ago
    > unhinged her jaw and ate [him]. I think that must be a reference to Python.
Doctor_Fegg 3y ago
Really very good indeed. From my time as a magazine editor, you only come across people who can write that well once in a blue moon. This line made me laugh out loud: > Though the reporting in Going Infinite suggests that Bankman-Fried is an unrestrained sociopath, Lewis’s general attitude toward Bankman-Fried may be best summed up as “I love my gamer son.”
mholm 3y ago
I've really enjoyed many journalist's takes on SBF/FTX, because it really seems like they're all having fun with it. This is an excellent example

ThePowerOfFuet 3y ago

He already has.