FTX’s Collapse Was a Crime, Not an Accident

Re:FTX’s Collapse Was a Crime, Not an Accident by rkho on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @10:03PM (#33811804)

> I can't figure out why the media is doing such a terrible job covering this

I've lost hope of Hanlon's Razor at this point. It's painfully transparent how purposeful this has been at the media level, and I've come to believe that there's a very large group of voices who are perfectly fine with what's going on because the fallout "hurt the right people" in their eyes.

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Re:FTX’s Collapse Was a Crime, Not an Accident by williamcotton on Thursday December 01, 2022 @07:13AM (#33815248)

So you’re ditching an epistemological rule of thumb for the 21st century’s favorite understanding instead: it’s a shadowy conspiracy!

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Re:FTX’s Collapse Was a Crime, Not an Accident by achenet on Thursday December 01, 2022 @08:39AM (#33816049)

or maybe just he paid them off with the stolen cash?

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Re:FTX’s Collapse Was a Crime, Not an Accident by rkho on Thursday December 01, 2022 @09:29PM (#33825972)

I believe it's imperative to be conscious of the fact that any rule of thumb can become a conventional wisdom trap given the right circumstances. This very much feels like one of them.

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