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SBF was not for real
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This week, the call is coming from inside the house: Laura deems Matt’s old take defending Sam Bankman-Fried’s character the “bad take.” A debate ensues about whether the FTX founder’s good intentions matter. Matt argues the cryptocurrency billionaire is an “effective altruist” who was funding projects no one else wanted to, like pandemic preparedness. Meanwhile, Laura maintains SBF is a bad actor but doesn’t take away from the “effective altruism” movement at large.
Suggested Reads:
Understanding Effective Altruism’s move into politics, Matthew Yglesias [the ‘bad take,’ according to Laura]
Sam Bankman-Fried gave millions to effective altruism. What happens now that the money is gone?, Matthew Zeitlin, Grid [Good primer on SBF’s ‘effective altruism’]
The fall of FTX: The stunning collapse of a massive crypto firm could send shock waves through traditional financial markets, Benjamin Powers, Grid
How FTX played both parties and almost won Washington, Matthew Zeitlin, Maggie Severns, Grid
Send us a bad take to review at badtakes@grid.news
For a transcript of an episode of Bad Takes, please email transcripts@grid.news
34 episodes
Archived series ("Inactive feed" status)
When? This feed was archived on June 03, 2023 08:06 (). Last successful fetch was on April 01, 2023 22:14 ()
Why? Inactive feed status. Our servers were unable to retrieve a valid podcast feed for a sustained period.
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Manage episode 347834446 series 3394908
This week, the call is coming from inside the house: Laura deems Matt’s old take defending Sam Bankman-Fried’s character the “bad take.” A debate ensues about whether the FTX founder’s good intentions matter. Matt argues the cryptocurrency billionaire is an “effective altruist” who was funding projects no one else wanted to, like pandemic preparedness. Meanwhile, Laura maintains SBF is a bad actor but doesn’t take away from the “effective altruism” movement at large.
Suggested Reads:
Understanding Effective Altruism’s move into politics, Matthew Yglesias [the ‘bad take,’ according to Laura]
Sam Bankman-Fried gave millions to effective altruism. What happens now that the money is gone?, Matthew Zeitlin, Grid [Good primer on SBF’s ‘effective altruism’]
The fall of FTX: The stunning collapse of a massive crypto firm could send shock waves through traditional financial markets, Benjamin Powers, Grid
How FTX played both parties and almost won Washington, Matthew Zeitlin, Maggie Severns, Grid
Send us a bad take to review at badtakes@grid.news
For a transcript of an episode of Bad Takes, please email transcripts@grid.news
34 episodes
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