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SBF, maybe. Elizabeth Holmes, no chance.

by therein 1y ago

mikkupikku 1y ago
You're probably right, because she smoozed with Biden, but with Trump anything is possible with the right bribes.
- SoftTalker 1y ago
  Does SBF have any ability to pay a bribe at this point? I suppose one might assume he has some funds stashed offshore somewhere.
  - moomoo11 1y ago
    The Ivy League colleges should start campus on prisons for their alumni and other inmates who could learn and continue the grift.
  - arandr0x 1y ago
    His parents might but I don't think they're accepting bribes from Stanford profs. Maybe CZ can advocate for him to have a rival again.
- cestith 1y ago
  Is it called a bribe at this point, or is it tribute?
  - I-M-S 1y ago
    Indulgence might be the most appropriate term.
moralestapia 1y ago
No chance SBF ever goes out (until he's done with his sentence). Two huge factors against him: * Most people don't even know who CZ is, so this is meh-tier. People know SBF and find him repulsive, literally. Whoever puts SBF out of jail will face a massive PR backslash, he's not important enough to be worth that. * SBF stole from the rich, the only real crime in the US. Very few times you see someone who is equally hated by: the law, the public and the rich. He's screwed, lol.
- tripplyons 1y ago
  I would add that SBF was at one point the 2nd largest donor to Democrats.
  - jmull 1y ago
    SBF/FTX was also a massive donor (using customer money) to Republicans. They routed that money through Ryan Salame, I guess to avoid appearing to be as unprincipled as they actually were. The common theme to the donations ("payoff" or "bribe" might be more accurate), whether to D or R was to weaken any push for crypto regulations.
    - tripplyons 1y ago
      Correct. I think it is fair to say that SBF would rather be associated with Democrats based on how he wanted to hide the donations to Republicans.
      - jmull 1y ago
        I'll bet he's kicking himself now... he made the wrong bet associating himself with Democrats, who let justice take its course despite the donations, when these days Trump will just take a payoff and issue a pardon.
        myroon5 1y ago
        https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/02/sam-bankman-fried-considered-paying-trump-5-billion-not-to-run-lewis.html https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/02/sam-bankman-fried-considered...
    - OccamsMirror 1y ago
      Actually the opposite. SBF was lobbying for crypto regulations. Of course those regulations would benefit FTX as an incumbent.
- paulbjensen 1y ago

SBF, maybe. Elizabeth Holmes, no chance.

mikkupikku 1y ago

You're probably right, because she smoozed with Biden, but with Trump anything is possible with the right bribes.

SoftTalker 1y ago
Does SBF have any ability to pay a bribe at this point? I suppose one might assume he has some funds stashed offshore somewhere.
- moomoo11 1y ago
  The Ivy League colleges should start campus on prisons for their alumni and other inmates who could learn and continue the grift.
- arandr0x 1y ago
  His parents might but I don't think they're accepting bribes from Stanford profs. Maybe CZ can advocate for him to have a rival again.
cestith 1y ago
Is it called a bribe at this point, or is it tribute?
- I-M-S 1y ago
  Indulgence might be the most appropriate term.

moralestapia 1y ago

No chance SBF ever goes out (until he's done with his sentence). Two huge factors against him: * Most people don't even know who CZ is, so this is meh-tier. People know SBF and find him repulsive, literally. Whoever puts SBF out of jail will face a massive PR backslash, he's not important enough to be worth that. * SBF stole from the rich, the only real crime in the US. Very few times you see someone who is equally hated by: the law, the public and the rich. He's screwed, lol.

tripplyons 1y ago
I would add that SBF was at one point the 2nd largest donor to Democrats.
- jmull 1y ago
  SBF/FTX was also a massive donor (using customer money) to Republicans. They routed that money through Ryan Salame, I guess to avoid appearing to be as unprincipled as they actually were. The common theme to the donations ("payoff" or "bribe" might be more accurate), whether to D or R was to weaken any push for crypto regulations.
  - tripplyons 1y ago
    Correct. I think it is fair to say that SBF would rather be associated with Democrats based on how he wanted to hide the donations to Republicans.
    - jmull 1y ago
      I'll bet he's kicking himself now... he made the wrong bet associating himself with Democrats, who let justice take its course despite the donations, when these days Trump will just take a payoff and issue a pardon.
      - myroon5 1y ago
        https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/02/sam-bankman-fried-considered-paying-trump-5-billion-not-to-run-lewis.html https://www.cnbc.com/2023/10/02/sam-bankman-fried-considered...
  - OccamsMirror 1y ago
    Actually the opposite. SBF was lobbying for crypto regulations. Of course those regulations would benefit FTX as an incumbent.
paulbjensen 1y ago