I got a ping from the Guardian US opinion desk wanting my hot take on the whole FTX disaster. It’s just gone up. [Guardian]
($5-and-up patrons got this yesterday. Click here to get on the magic preview list!)
This is partly an abbreviated version of my Foreign Policy piece, and partly another theme: the cult of the media billionaire.
They all want to be Steve Jobs — and keep turning out to be Elizabeth Holmes.
Stories of billionaire wonder children always seem too good to be true. That’s because they are.
Molly White of Web 3 Is Going Great had a good take for the Guardian too. [Guardian]
SBF gets himself used to being stuck in a small unfurnished room for extended periods of time
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