Re:FTX’s Collapse Was a Crime, Not an Accident
by JohnFen on Thursday December 01, 2022 @02:22AM
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He could also just be a good actor. Or actually earnest. Any of these things are possible.
But it's always very dangerous to try to determine someone's honesty based on public appearances. Anyone appearing in public will have decided exactly what they're going to say, will have decided on what sort of image they want to project, etc. They will have practiced. In a situation like his, triply so.
People appearing in public are rarely their authentic selves. They are playing a role of some sort to some degree. Even ordinary, normal people do this. The information quality you get from how they appear is too low to base any sort of judgement on.
But it's always very dangerous to try to determine someone's honesty based on public appearances. Anyone appearing in public will have decided exactly what they're going to say, will have decided on what sort of image they want to project, etc. They will have practiced. In a situation like his, triply so.
People appearing in public are rarely their authentic selves. They are playing a role of some sort to some degree. Even ordinary, normal people do this. The information quality you get from how they appear is too low to base any sort of judgement on.