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Also the complete lack of critical thinking in tech journalism. Just a few years back reputable publications heaped praise on SBF as it was fashionable to jump
by yafbum 3y ago
Also the complete lack of critical thinking in tech journalism. Just a few years back reputable publications heaped praise on SBF as it was fashionable to jump on the crypto miracle bandwagon. Now it's fashionable to jump on the crypto crookery bandwagon. As an industry, it seems to just play to and reinforce the readership's prevailing biases. It's a good case for why reading tech journalism is a waste of time with very little net insight gain coming from it.
- ilamont 3y agoNot just tech, business media, too. FTX founder gets by on 4 hours' sleep and multitasks on 6 screens https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29580668 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29580668 In 2021, FTX had a funding round of $420.69M https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33530674 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33530674 Sam Bankman-Fried and Matt Levine on How the Crypto Market Works https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28075024 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28075024