What Is Called Thinking?

What Is Called Thinking?

Of Ponzis and Polyamory: SBF, FTX, and EA

How Art, Religion, and the Humanities Can Save Us from Wiping Out

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Zohar Atkins
Nov 14, 2022
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I. Enter the Void

Last week, SBF, a young crypto billionaire and philanthropist saw his fortune and reputation crash. The celebrated effective altruist and major donor to the Democratic party proved insolvent when his rival and ex-friend, CZ, publicly dumped millions of dollars worth of FTX’s “FTT” tokens (proving them worthless). In some ways, the fall …

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