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Sam Bankman-Fried is going to talk himself right into jail

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I moved most comments moved to https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38037385, which is currently on the front page and has a much less baity title.

(I left the comments here that are specific to this article.)

This writing style is great - and necessary - to turn a rather dull topic into interesting reading.

I want to see how this author handles things more exciting than court cases!

Liz Lopatto is a national treasure

I've really enjoyed many journalist's takes on SBF/FTX, because it really seems like they're all having fun with it. This is an excellent example

> This meant that prosecutor Danielle Sassoon got a crack at him, and boy howdy, she beat him like a piñata.

My favorite line.

Mine was:

> In her cross, she simply unhinged her jaw and ate [him].

> unhinged her jaw and ate [him].

I think that must be a reference to Python.

Really very good indeed. From my time as a magazine editor, you only come across people who can write that well once in a blue moon.

This line made me laugh out loud:

> Though the reporting in Going Infinite suggests that Bankman-Fried is an unrestrained sociopath, Lewis’s general attitude toward Bankman-Fried may be best summed up as “I love my gamer son.”

Elizabeth Lopatto’s coverage has been the best. I’ve been trying to ignore the trial, but she keeps sucking me back in.

He already has.

The tone in this article is annoying and distracting. Why did the editor of the verge allow this article to be published? This reads like a weird blog post, not a professional piece of journalism.

Then again, it's the Verge and it's 2023. Why expect journalism in the first place?

The author probably lost their savings investing with Sam Bankman Fried/FTX. Person has an axe to grind.

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