EA Leaders Were Repeatedly Warned About Sam Bankman-Fried Before FTX Collapsed

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52 points·williamsmj··6 comments

Judging by how some of these EA types turned coat only when the FTX collapse hit the mainstream, I suspect that these so-called altruists have the moral scruples of your typical corporate snake.

Or, they are exactly what they say they are: people more focused on effective altruism than feel-good or look-good acts.

If you were trying to run an orphanage, hospital or refugee camp and someone donated money that was going to let you save more lives, would you rather let people die than accept a donation from a crypto founder who a few people said was sketchy (but was also getting fawning press coverage in mainstream media and fundraising from legit financial institutions)?

Two words my friend: Jimmy Savile.

He had the fawning press coverage, the money, the hype and the connections covering for him despite people calling him out for being sketchy.

Granted SBF wasn’t as bad of a sex pest but still, it’s probably not the gotcha you were reaching for.

I'm really glad I read the article, otherwise I'd be convinced that somehow Electronic Arts got snared in FTX

Gotta get those utilons by any means so the org can buy multiple altruistic castles.

If you could see my face you would not read surprise on it.

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