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[Human Voice] "Book Review: Going Infinite" by Zvi

Oct 31, 2023
Sam Bankman-Fried, financial figure featured in Michael Lewis's book Going Infinite, discusses the psychology of the main character, the concept of fraud, art versus entertainment, Sam's persona transformation, strategic calculations in a PR campaign, questionable practices in effective altruism, manipulative practices in the cryptocurrency market, managing conflicts in a company, unforeseen consequences of Serum, investment decisions and political adaptation, FTX's strategy of reputation washing, the collapse of FTX and tensions with Binance, the mystery of missing money and market manipulation, dating and power dynamics in effective altruism, aftermath of the book publication and criticism, and reflections on SPF, Alameda, and FTX.
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