Live: Sam Bankman-Fried Speaks at the DealBook Summit

One thing I’m noticing with SBF’s mannerisms here. He only looks at the camera when he’s able to present what he’s prepared for this interview. When he’s hit with a question that’s too narrow and direct (and therefore he can’t segue it into one of his aww-shucks narratives), his eyes go to his shoes.

I know that eye-direction isn’t some magical lie detector. I’m not claiming to be seeing that. Rather he can’t fake the confidence simultaneously with generating fresh bullshit. Pre-processed bullshit is much easier to deliver, so he can also spare some brainpower for the confident delivery.