Michael Lewis on new book about Sam Bankman-Fried and FTX’s collapse

Weird, looking at someone I admired saying the opposite of the reason I admired him.. Like talking about how cute and innocent your child is, right after he punched a little girl..

Lewis has his head in the clouds. He’s either naive or was paid a lot of money to put together a book favourable to SBF.

Lewis out here showing his hand. We know where some of Sam’s 8bil went then

Michael Lewis didn’t address the other issue that SBF knowingly used (stole) FTX customer money to fund real estate buys, endorsement deals and speculative investments among other things.

I’m so sorry I bought this book before all of the reviews came out

Sad to see a guy I respected ever since liars poker turn into a ponzi apologist.

This is offensive. I used to actually read his books

I've been a fan of Lewis in the past but I think he's looking like a fool this time. Won't be wasting time or money on the book.

Oh! Now I get it. I thought Sam's problem was that he stole billions. Now, I know that it's because people don't understand him. Thanks Michael.

At least a half dozen things went wrong here (lives have been ruined) and the roads of responsibility lead back to Bankman-Fried. Whether Lewis likes it or not, that is a major part of the story. You can’t separate Lance Armstrong using his fame to raise funds for cancer research from the nefarious means used to achieve that fame…nor Madoff… (nor a handful of other notorious historical figures) just because they’re “interesting characters”. BF’s end does not justify his means to achieve it and yes, there is a third act here related to missing money and responsibility (how much is being determined in a courtroom right now) that cannot be glossed over because the author loves the concept of “effective altruism”.

SBF's parents were lousy parents. They let thier son live such a lonely life. They were probably main connection to the world. At one point his father complained about his $200,000.00 salary per year and added his mother to the email to pressure SBF. His parents used him like an experiment. Used him for their enrichment. I hope they go away longer then him, because they deserve to.

Friendly reminder that this guy wrote The Blind Side

The co-occurrence of autism and psychopathy is very rare, but it seems that SBF may indeed qualify. It might explain why the fraud he committed seems so cartoonish? He is indeed a very interesting character, and I'm glad Michael Lewis wrote this book. As fascinating as SBF's pathology is, it's also equally fascinating how society rearranged itself around him. It would be interesting to perform some neuroimaging on SBF and compare the results to those with established diagnoses of autism and psychopathy.

Shame on you guys.

The best grifters steal your money and at the end of it all you thank them for the experience.

Why is it so shocking that someone who has autism has spent 18 years alone

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Lol Lewis is at ground zero for a modern financial flim flam. People(crypto marks who lost their shirt) are mad Lewis wasn't mean enough to Sam Bankrun Fraud.

Michael Lewis got fooled by SBF. Sad.

I think mr lewis has destroyed his own credibility by hitching his wagon to SBF