Yes, it often boils down to recognizing that "this person is telling me what I want to hear" because we're very vulnerable to that.

The world is full of liars, something one learns as one gets older.

> Yes, it often boils down to recognizing that "this person is telling me what I want to hear" because we're very vulnerable to that.

This also explains all the hype and starry eyes for LLMs.

And yet the top comment here starts with:

> I sincerely hope that I never meet Sam Bankman Fried, because if I did I do not know what I would do but it certainly wouldn't be legal.

Why is this statement not condemned? Of course it's terrible that SBF was a fraud. But insinuating that physical harm is justified is just not ok. They were the naïve ones who bought into the BS, waived away all the warning voices, and now they are threating violence? Not ok.

I was engaging in a bit of hyperbole because I very much dislike SBF. I wouldn’t actually hurt him if I met him in person, but even if I would, I find it exceedingly unlikely that I will meet him in person, so it’s really a non-issue regardless. It would be kind of cool if he stubbed his toe or something on my behalf those though.

I feel like you know this, and you’re pretending to not understand this to take some moral high-ground.

> There is no free money. Why would there be free money?

When interest rate is below inflation, we do have free money, it's just not for everyone.